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An RPN assessing new white patches must answer three bedside questions: is pigment truly absent, is the pattern stable or spreading, and is the patient affected beyond the skin?
REx-PN
REx-PN
An RPN assessing new white patches must answer three bedside questions: is pigment truly absent, is the pattern stable or spreading, and is the patient affected beyond the skin? Those answers separate vitiligo from common hypopigmented disorders and determine whether care is routine follow-up, specialist referral, or urgent escalation. Uncomplicated vitiligo is not a medical emergency, but it can carry an autoimmune and psychosocial burden that should not be dismissed as cosmetic.
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