The role of systemic steroids and phototherapy in the treatment of stable vitiligo: a randomized controlled trial

M El Mofty, S Essmat, R Youssef, S Sobeih… - Dermatologic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Pathogenesis of vitiligo is believed to be multifactorial disease with a wide variety of
therapeutic modalities. The aim of this work is to assess the efficacy of oral mini‐pulse …

Efficacy of narrow band UVB with or without OMP in stabilization of vitiligo activity in skin photo‐types (III–V): A double‐blind, randomized, placebo‐controlled …

SM Esmat, M El‐Mofty, H Rasheed… - Photodermatology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background NB‐UVB has long been the vitiligo management pillar with capability of
achieving the main treatment outcomes; repigmentation and stabilization. Its stabilizing …

A retrospective study of methylprednisolone mini-pulse therapy combined with narrow-band UVB in non-segmental vitiligo

J Lee, H Chu, H Lee, M Kim, DS Kim, SH Oh - Dermatology, 2016 - karger.com
Background: Systemic corticosteroids have been used to arrest the progression of vitiligo.
However, side effects have been a constant issue. Objective: We evaluated the clinical …

Comparison of efficacy of narrow band UVB therapies with UVB alone, in combination with calcipotriol, and with betamethasoneand calcipotriol in vitiligo

N Akdeniz, IH Yavuz, S Gunes Bilgili… - Journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of three therapies in the
treatment of non-segmental vitiligo: a combination of topical calcipotriol, narrowband …

[HTML][HTML] An open labeled, comparative clinical study on efficacy and tolerability of oral minipulse of steroid (OMP) alone, OMP with PUVA and broad/narrow band UVB …

N Rath, HK Kar, S Sabhnani - Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology …, 2008 - ijdvl.com
Background: Several modalities of treatment have been tried in vitiligo with varied results;
however, Indian data on comparative studies of two or more therapies are limited. Aims: We …

The efficacy of pimecrolimus 1% cream plus narrow-band ultraviolet B in the treatment of vitiligo: a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

I Esfandiarpour, A Ekhlasi, S Farajzadeh… - Journal of …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Recently, narrow-band ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) and topical immunomodulators
have been successfully used in the treatment of vitiligo. Objective: To determine whether the …

Topical therapy in vitiligo: What is new?

M Malathi, DM Thappa - Pigment International, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Medical and surgical treatments for vitiligo are suboptimal with either poor response or
continued the progression of vitiligo despite therapy. As far as medical therapies are …

Randomized clinical trial of combined therapy with oral α‐lipoic acid and NB‐UVB for nonsegmental stable vitiligo

Y Sun, X Guan, H Wang, J Zhang, H Gu… - Dermatologic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Vitiligo is associated with oxidant stress and α‐lipoic acid (ALA) is an antioxidative agent. To
evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral ALA in combination with NB‐UVB phototherapy on …

An open randomized study to compare narrow band UVB, topical pimecrolimus and topical tacrolimus in the treatment of vitiligo

G Stinco, F Piccirillo, M Forcione, F Valent… - European Journal of …, 2009 - jle.com
Vitiligo is an acquired loss of pigmentation and its treatment remains very difficult up to date.
Narrow band ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) and topical immunomodulators are included among the …

Narrow‐band ultraviolet B versus oral minocycline in treatment of unstable vitiligo: a prospective comparative trial

AH Siadat, N Zeinali, F Iraji… - Dermatology …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background. We have compared NB‐UVB and oral minocycline in stabilizing vitiligo for the
first time. Subjects and Methods. 42 patients were divided equally into two groups: the NB …