Interventions for vitiligo

ME Whitton, M Pinart, J Batchelor… - Cochrane Database …, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Vitiligo is a chronic skin disorder characterised by patchy loss of skin colour.
Some people experience itching before the appearance of a new patch. It affects people of …

The humanistic burden of vitiligo: a systematic literature review of quality‐of‐life outcomes

M Picardo, RH Huggins, H Jones… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Despite historical mischaracterization as a cosmetic condition, patients with the autoimmune
disorder vitiligo experience substantial quality‐of‐life (QoL) burden. This systematic …

Vitiligo: a review of aetiology, pathogenesis, treatment, and psychosocial impact

K AL-smadi, M Imran, VR Leite-Silva, Y Mohammed - Cosmetics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Vitiligo is an acquired, chronic condition characterised by depigmentation of the epidermis
or by destruction/loss of melanin. Skin cells (melanocytes) are responsible for producing …

Using a Topical Formulation of Vitamin D for the Treatment of Vitiligo: A Systematic Review

K Al-Smadi, M Ali, SE Alavi, X Jin, M Imran… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Vitamin D is one significant prohormone substance in human organ systems. It is a steroidal
hormone produced in the skin upon exposure to UVB rays. This paper presents a systematic …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in understanding vitiligo

P Manga, N Elbuluk, SJ Orlow - F1000Research, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Vitiligo, an acquired depigmentation disorder, manifests as white macules on the skin and
can cause significant psychological stress and stigmatization. Recent advances have shed …

Evidence‐based management of vitiligo: summary of a Cochrane systematic review

M Whitton, M Pinart, JM Batchelor… - British Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Vitiligo affects around 1% of the world's population. Despite it being relatively common, there
is still no effective treatment. The objective of this study was to update the Cochrane …

Clinical and molecular aspects of vitiligo treatments

A Bishnoi, D Parsad - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Vitiligo is an asymptomatic but cosmetically disfiguring disorder that results in the formation
of depigmented patches on skin and/or mucosae. Vitiligo can be segmental or non …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in vitiligo: an update on medical and surgical treatments

AB Dillon, A Sideris, A Hadi… - The Journal of clinical and …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Vitiligo is one of the most common cutaneous disorders of depigmentation. Although its
underlying causes are still being studied and no definitive cure currently exists, recent …

Use of topical corticosteroids in dermatology: an evidence-based approach

A Das, S Panda - Indian journal of dermatology, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Topical corticosteroids (TCs) are the pillars of dermatotherapeutics. These drugs are the
“magic molecules,” provided they are used judiciously and appropriately, following a rational …

Biostatistics series module 9: survival analysis

A Hazra, N Gogtay - Indian journal of dermatology, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Survival analysis is concerned with “time to event” data. Conventionally, it dealt with cancer
death as the event in question, but it can handle any event occurring over a time frame, and …