O VITILIGO E SUAS PARTICULARIDADES: UMA REVISÃO BIBLIOMÉTRICA

Abstract

This study aims to present a bibliometric review of the Brazilian literature on Vitiligo, having as a time frame the period from 2001 to 2018. For this, we consulted the databases (PePSIC, SciELO-Brasil, LILACS), the inclusion criterion. went to articles published in Portuguese. The selected references were independently evaluated according to a set of dimensions with the following guiding scientific question: “In Brazil, which areas of scientific knowledge published works on vitiligo and which aspects of the disease presented?” The corpus consisted of 30 articles. , having observed the predominance of empirical and qualitative studies in the areas of General Medicine, Dermatology, Nursing, Dentistry, Biological Sciences and Psychology. It has been found that studies contribute in different ways to the conceptual understanding and characterization of vitiligo, but there are still a number of obstacles, some more evident and others more veiled, to be overcome regarding its etiology and treatment. Further studies are suggested to broaden the timeframe and database searched for a better understanding of vitiligo.