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. 2009 Jan-Feb;1(1):43–45. doi: 10.4161/derm.1.1.7306

Table 4.

Complications associated with vitiligo

Complication Generalized (%) Segmental (%)
Autoimmune thyroid diseases 7 (7.4%) 0
Halo nevus 2 (2.1%) 0
Autoimmune nephritis 2 (2.1%) 0
Myasthenia gravis 1 (1.1%) 0
Sjogren syndrome 1 (1.1%) 0
End-stage non-melanoma internal malignacies# 8 (8.4%) 0
malignant melanoma 2 (2.1%) 0
Total 23/98 (23.5%) 0/26 (0%)
#

included 3 cases of liver cancer, 2 cases of breast cancer, 1 case of prostate cancer, gastric cancer and thyroid cancer.