Vitiligo treatment update

BS Daniel, R Wittal - Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
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Afamelanotide and narrowband UV-B phototherapy for the treatment of vitiligo: a randomized multicenter trial

HW Lim, PE Grimes, O Agbai, I Hamzavi… - JAMA …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Narrowband UV-B (NB–UV-B) phototherapy is used extensively to treat vitiligo.
Afamelanotide, an analogue of α–melanocyte-stimulating hormone, is known to induce …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptional analysis of vitiligo skin reveals the alteration of WNT pathway: a promising target for repigmenting vitiligo patients

C Regazzetti, F Joly, C Marty, M Rivier, B Mehul… - Journal of Investigative …, 2015 - Elsevier
Vitiligo affects 1% of the worldwide population. Halting disease progression and
repigmenting the lesional skin represent the two faces of therapeutic challenge in vitiligo …

[HTML][HTML] Maintenance therapy of adult vitiligo with 0.1% tacrolimus ointment: a randomized, double blind, placebo–controlled study

M Cavalié, K Ezzedine, E Fontas, H Montaudié… - Journal of Investigative …, 2015 - Elsevier
The risk of relapse after successful repigmentation in vitiligo is estimated to 40% within the
first year. It has been shown in atopic dermatitis that continuous low-level use of topical …

The safety and efficacy of narrow band ultraviolet B treatment in dermatology: a review

A Sokolova, A Lee, SD Smith - American journal of clinical dermatology, 2015 - Springer
Narrow-band ultraviolet B (NBUVB) phototherapy is an important treatment modality in
dermatology. The most common dermatological indications for NBUVB include psoriasis …

Living with vitiligo: results from a national survey indicate differences between skin phototypes

K Ezzedine, PE Grimes, JM Meurant… - British Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
DEAR EDITOR, Vitiligo, an acquired, idiopathic skin disease characterized by a generally
progressive loss of inherited skin colour, has an estimated worldwide prevalence of 045 …

Vitiligo Area Scoring Index and Vitiligo European Task Force assessment: reliable and responsive instruments to measure the degree of depigmentation in vitiligo

L Komen, V Da Graça, A Wolkerstorfer… - British Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background Vitiligo is a common skin disorder causing depigmented macules that can
impair a patient's quality of life. Currently, there are no standardized outcome measures to …

Laser (755 nm) and cryotherapy as depigmentation treatments for vitiligo: a comparative study

N van Geel, L Depaepe… - Journal of the European …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Depigmentation therapy can be an option in adults with extensive and
refractory vitiligo. Remaining pigmented patches can be removed using depigmentation …

Correlation of serum thyroid hormones autoantibodies with self-reported exposure to thyroid disruptors in a group of nonsegmental vitiligo patients

R Colucci, F Lotti, M Arunachalam, T Lotti… - Archives of …, 2015 - Springer
Vitiligo is a pigmentary disorder strongly associated with autoimmune thyroid disorders
(ATD). Thyroid hormones antibodies (THAb) directed toward thyroxine (T3) and …

Current management of pediatric vitiligo

F Van Driessche, N Silverberg - Pediatric Drugs, 2015 - Springer
Vitiligo is a common inflammatory disorder with worldwide prevalence of 0.4–2% of the
population, with half of cases beginning in childhood. The management of childhood vitiligo …