It would have been controversial to raise questions about the Vaccination-Vitiligo link while the Pandemic was raging. Now that the Pandemic is under control, we must seek the truth.
There are plenty of articles I could locate with Google Scholar reporting incidents that suggest there is a link. For instance,
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9538607/
Vitiligo is recognized as an auto-immune phenomenon. Vaccinations, in general, have been associated with auto-immune reactions.
There have been two new cases of vitiligo among my acquaintances in the last two years. In both cases, the person involved had taken Covid-19 vaccinations.
A major epidemiological study is called for. The study should also cover possible associations with gender, age, ethnicity, socio-economic factors, and nutritional factors so that we will understand conditions under which a causative phenomenon is identified.
Srinivasan Ramani, 25-11-2023
My search for research articles with full text in ResearchGate on this subject located thousands of relevant reports. A meta-analysis should be possible as a first step.
Srinivasan Ramani
Srinivasan Ramani , Thanks for bringing this discussion to researchgate community. I looked in PMC after reading your post. the search results in 25 articles , with term "vitiligo' and 'covid19'. and articles are from different parts of the world. It looks like it is prevalent in many countries.
The search also brought about a systematic review article by, Kasmikha LC, Mansour M, Goodenow S, Kessler S, Appel J. (doi: 10.7759/cureus.45546.)
Hopefully people will add more info here..
covid triggers autoimmune reaction (such as vitiligo) in a small % of cases.
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