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ArticleClinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology2025

Correlation Between the Koebner Phenomenon and Clinical Features in Vitiligo.

Xianfa Tang, Cuilan Hao, Min Fan, Penghao Dong, Yinyin Qi, Jinping Gao, He Huang, Mengyun Chen, Wenjun Wang

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  3. Koebner Phenomenon Is an Indicator of Vitiligo Activity and Aggression [Letter].Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2025
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Xianfa Tang *Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-5048-0386
Cuilan Hao *Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
Min Fan *Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
Penghao DongDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
Yinyin QiDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
Jinping GaoDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
He HuangDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
Mengyun ChenDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
Wenjun WangDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China.

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Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the correlation between the presence of the Koebner phenomenon (KP) and clinical features of patients with vitiligo. Patients and Methods: The clinical characteristic data, including age, age of onset, disease duration, gender, clinical stage, clinical type, family history, and comorbid immune-related diseases, of 1472 patients with/without KP were analyzed with SPSS 17.0 software. Results: Of the 1472 patients, 290 (19.70%) were positive for KP. The clinical course (6.95 vs 5.62, P = 0.015), percentage of patients with progressive stage (78.97% vs 70.05%, P = 0.002), the acrofacial type (4.49% vs 1.69%, P = 0.004), comorbid immune-related diseases (28.29% vs 19.04%, P = 0.001) and lesion area ≥2% (47.24% vs 38.24%, P = 0.005) in KP-positive group were significantly greater than those in KP-negative group. Binary logistic regression analysis found that progressive stage (P = 0.003, OR = 1.60, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.17-2.18), area of skin lesion ≥2% (P = 0.008, OR = 1.44, 95% CI: 1.10-1.88) and comorbid immune-related diseases (P = 0.001, OR = 1.63, 95% CI: 1.21-2.20) were significantly associated with KP. Conclusion: The presence of KP in patients with vitiligo is associated with clinical progression, the acrofacial type, comorbid immune-related disease and a larger lesion area. This study suggested the presence of KP may be an indicator of disease activity and aggression, and underlay its importance in the management of disease.

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clinical featuresKoebner phenomenonvitiligo

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