Phototherapy and Combination Therapies for Vitiligo.

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Abstract

Vitiligo is a disease characterized by disappearance of melanocytes from the skin. It can negatively influence the physical appearance of affected individuals, and may profoundly affect a person's psychosocial function and quality of life. Therefore, vitiligo should not be considered as merely a condition that affects a patient's appearance, but needs to be actively treated in patients who seek medical help. Phototherapy has been used as the main treatment modality for patients with vitiligo. Different forms of phototherapy for vitiligo include broadband UVB, narrowband UVB, excimer light and excimer laser, and psoralen plus UVA.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Dermatol Clin

Title: Dermatologic clinics

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1558-0520

ISSN (Print): 0733-8635

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 2017

Volume: 35

Issue: 2

Affiliations

[1 ] Phototherapy Unit, Dermatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.

[2 ] Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, No 100, Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.

[3 ] Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, No 100, Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan. Electronic address: laneric@cc.kmu.edu.tw.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S0733-8635(16)30135-8

DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2016.11.008

PubMed ID: 28317527

SO-VID: 1a613e28-6bfc-45f2-94d2-30d3785411a9

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Keywords: Phototherapy,Narrowband ultraviolet B,Excimer,Vitiligo

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Keywords: Phototherapy, Narrowband ultraviolet B, Excimer, Vitiligo

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