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. 2025 Aug 1;161(8):879-881.
doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2025.1520.

Auditory and Ocular Manifestations in Pediatric Vitiligo

Serena Yun-Chen Tsai  1 , Li-Chi Chen  2 , John E Harris  2 , Anna Cristina Garza-Mayers  3
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Auditory and Ocular Manifestations in Pediatric Vitiligo

Serena Yun-Chen Tsai et al. JAMA Dermatol. .
No abstract available

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This cohort study analyzed the association of pediatric vitiligo with auditory and ocular manifestations.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Harris reported receiving grants from the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance and Core studies: Incyte, Barinthus Bio NA, NexImmune, and Cour Pharma during the conduct of the study; personal fees from Alys Pharmaceuticals, Incyte, Matchpoint Therapeutics, Vividion, AbbVie, Aclaris, Almirall, Bain Capital, and Avoro outside the submitted work; consulting fees from Alys Pharmaceuticals, Incyte, Avoro, Matchpoint Therapeutics, Vividion, AbbVie, Aclaris, Almirall, and Bain Capital; is a founder of and owns stock in Incyte and Alys Pharmaceuticals; and serves as Chief Innovation Officer for Alys Pharmaceuticals. Dr Garza-Mayers reported serving on a dupilumab advisory board for Sanofi not relevant to this work, and salary support from a Weston Career Development Award from the Society for Pediatric Dermatology and the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance. No other disclosures were reported.

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