Virology & Immunology Journal (VIJ)

ISSN: 2577-4379

Short Communication

Viral causes of Vitiligo: A New Perspective for Vitiligo Pathogenesis

Authors: Dwivedi M , Laddha NC and Begum R

DOI: 10.23880/vij-16000181

Abstract

Vitiligo is an acquired skin depigmenting disorder due to loss of functional melanocytes in the epidermis. Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain its etiopathogenesis; however autoimmune pathomechanisms have been suggested to play an important role in the disease development. Previously, the viral causes of vitiligo have been suggested to be involved in vitiligo pathogenesis, however at present there are no such studies available to elucidate the role of viruses in inducing autoimmune mechanisms in vitiligo. The current article briefly summarizes all previous and currently available such studies involving viruses in vitiligo pathogenesis. The vitiligo being a complex autoimmune disorder and an important disease of research opens a new way to look at the virus based autoimmune mechanisms to cause vitiligo.

Keywords: Viral causes; Vitiligo; Pathogenesis

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