Vitiligo significantly affects a person’s health-related quality of life (HRQL) although, a small number of generic, and disease-specific, dermatologic HRQL measures exist. Currently, no vitiligo-specific instrument is available to capture disease-targeted concerns and issues. We’d like to share the research presented at the 2011 Annual American Academy of Dermatology Meeting that highlighted the development and validation of a vitiligo-specific quality-of-life instrument (VitiQoL).

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