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Vitiligo is a common acquired progressive depigmenting condition that can have devastating psychological effects in dark-skinned patients. We performed a retrospective review of patients younger than 16 years of age with a clinical diagnosis of vitiligo treated using phototherapy at the National Skin Center, Singapore, over a 5-year period. Seventy-one Asian patients ages 5 to 15 years when they underwent phototherapy were identified. There was a higher proportion of Indian patients in our cohort than in the population. The duration of disease ranged from 2 months to 12 years. More than half of the patients had generalized vitiligo and more than one-third had segmental vitiligo. Patients with generalized vitiligo had a better response than those with segmental vitiligo. Reported response rates were highest for narrowband ultraviolet B (UVB) phototherapy, followed by targeted phototherapy combining ultraviolet A1 (UVA1) and UVB; 308-nm excimer lamp phototherapy and paint psoralen-UVA photochemotherapy had marginally lower reported response rates. The duration of treatment ranged from 3 to 40 months and the total number of treatments ranged from 20 to 209 sessions. Reported side effects were mild and included itching, scaling, erythema, pain, sunburn, blistering, and phototoxicity. We consider phototherapy to be a safe and efficacious modality for the treatment of vitiligo in Asian children.
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Anbar TS, Hegazy RA, Picardo M, Taieb A. Beyond vitiligo guidelines: combined stratified/personalized approaches for the vitiligo patient. Exp Dermatol 2015; 23:219-23. [PMID: 24521008 DOI: 10.1111/exd.12344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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'Vitiligo' is a word that bears endless possibilities and no promises. Each vitiligo patient has a different story that demands a different therapeutic approach. Even though great efforts have been made to evaluate, study, compare and document the different therapeutic modalities available for vitiligo, clearly handling their modes of actions as well as their side effects and establishing clear stratified guidelines, numerous dilemmas are frequently met on practical grounds. 'Stabilize', 'repigment', 'depigment' or 'camouflage'? 'for whom and how do we achieve the best results' ? 'Separately or in combination ? - questions that need to be answered and decisions need to be taken in the appropriate timing and altered when the necessity arises. In the current viewpoint, we have utilized the available knowledge and exploited years of experience in an attempt to go beyond the guidelines to set the rationale for an optimal and personalized therapy, within the framework of a stratified approach.
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- Tag S Anbar
- Department of Dermatology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, AL-Minya University, AL-Minya, Egypt
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The changes in melanocyte number and melanin density occurring in vitiligo patches during 180 days of narrow band-ultraviolet B therapy. JOURNAL OF THE EGYPTIAN WOMEN’S DERMATOLOGIC SOCIETY 2015. [DOI: 10.1097/01.ewx.0000453689.94338.3b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Anbar TS, El-Ammawi TS, Abdel-Rahman AT, Hanna MR. The effect of latanoprost on vitiligo: a preliminary comparative study. Int J Dermatol 2014; 54:587-93. [DOI: 10.1111/ijd.12631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Tag S. Anbar
- Department of Dermatology; Al-Minya University; Al-Minya Egypt
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- Department of Dermatology; Al-Minya University; Al-Minya Egypt
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Anbar TS, El-Badry MM, McGrath JA, Abdel-Azim ES. Most individuals with either segmental or non-segmental vitiligo display evidence of bilateral cochlear dysfunction. Br J Dermatol 2014; 172:406-11. [PMID: 25041189 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vitiligo has been classified clinically into segmental vitiligo (SV) and nonsegmental vitiligo (NSV) and may also be associated with audiological abnormalities. OBJECTIVES We examined cochlear function in ears of individuals with SV and NSV, including subjects with facial and nonfacial lesions, and in patients who have SV with unilateral facial involvement. METHODS This study included 25 patients with SV and 28 patients with NSV. Fifteen age- and sex-matched healthy individuals served as controls. Cochlear function was studied using the distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs). Data were analysed using SPSS. RESULTS Sixty-four ears (60%) of patients with vitiligo had cochlear dysfunction while the control group exhibited no abnormalities. On comparing the cochlear dysfunction of patients with SV with patients with NSV, no statistically significant difference was found. The ears on both sides, affected and unaffected by vitiligo, in patients with SV showed cochlear dysfunction with no statistically significant difference in DPOAE. To determine the effect of the lesion side on cochlear function, we compared DPOAE amplitude using Student's t-test. The comparisons included NSV of the face vs. NSV on other areas, NSV of the face vs. SV of the face and SV of the face vs. SV of other areas. No statistically significant difference was found in these comparisons. CONCLUSIONS Bilateral cochlear dysfunction is common in both NSV and SV and does not reflect the appearance of vitiligo in the skin. Our results underscore the important role of melanocytes and melanin in cochlear function, and suggest that the cochlear abnormalities in SV point to the presence of additional nonsegmental pathophysiological events underlying all forms of vitiligo.
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- T S Anbar
- Dermatology Department, Al-Minya University, 129 El-Hosany street, Al-Minya, 61111, Egypt
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Goren A, Salafia A, McCoy J, Keene S, Lotti T. Novel topical cream delivers safe and effective sunlight therapy for vitiligo by selectively filtering damaging ultraviolet radiation. Dermatol Ther 2014; 27:195-7. [DOI: 10.1111/dth.12115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Andy Goren
- Applied Biology; Irvine California USA
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology; University of Rome “G.Marconi”; Rome Italy
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology; University of Rome “G.Marconi”; Rome Italy
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Parsad D, Bhatnagar A, De D. Narrowband ultraviolet B for the treatment of vitiligo. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1586/edm.10.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Kim CR, Lee DY. Combination of narrow-band ultraviolet B and topical tacrolimus is effective for segmental vitiligo. Int J Dermatol 2013; 52:1279-81. [PMID: 24073911 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05132.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Cho-Rok Kim
- Department of Dermatology Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine Samsung Medical Center Seoul South Korea
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McCoy J, Goren A, Lotti T. In vitro evaluation of a novel topical cream for vitiligo and psoriasis that selectively delivers NB-UVB therapy when exposed to sunlight. Dermatol Ther 2013; 27:117-20. [DOI: 10.1111/dth.12079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Applied Biology; Irvine California
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology; University of Rome “G. Marconi”; Rome Italy
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology; University of Rome “G. Marconi”; Rome Italy
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Takata T, Tarutani M, Sano S. A failure in endothelin-1 production from vitiligo keratinocytes in response to ultraviolet B irradiation. J Dermatol Sci 2013; 71:210-2. [PMID: 23815989 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2013.04.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2012] [Revised: 04/24/2013] [Accepted: 04/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Park JH, Park SW, Lee DY, Lee JH, Yang JM. The effectiveness of early treatment in segmental vitiligo: retrospective study according to disease duration. PHOTODERMATOLOGY PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE 2013; 29:103-5. [DOI: 10.1111/phpp.12029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Ji-Hye Park
- Department of Dermatology; Kangbuk Samsung Hospital; Seoul; Korea
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- Samsung Medical Center; Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine; Seoul; Korea
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- Samsung Medical Center; Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine; Seoul; Korea
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- Samsung Medical Center; Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine; Seoul; Korea
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- Samsung Medical Center; Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine; Seoul; Korea
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Taieb A, Alomar A, Böhm M, Dell'anna ML, De Pase A, Eleftheriadou V, Ezzedine K, Gauthier Y, Gawkrodger DJ, Jouary T, Leone G, Moretti S, Nieuweboer-Krobotova L, Olsson MJ, Parsad D, Passeron T, Tanew A, van der Veen W, van Geel N, Whitton M, Wolkerstorfer A, Picardo M. Guidelines for the management of vitiligo: the European Dermatology Forum consensus. Br J Dermatol 2012; 168:5-19. [PMID: 22860621 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.11197.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 236] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The aetiopathogenic mechanisms of vitiligo are still poorly understood, and this has held back progress in diagnosis and treatment. Up until now, treatment guidelines have existed at national levels, but no common European viewpoint has emerged. This guideline for the treatment of segmental and nonsegmental vitiligo has been developed by the members of the Vitiligo European Task Force and other colleagues. It summarizes evidence-based and expert-based recommendations (S1 level).
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- Service de Dermatologie, CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Cedex, France
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El-Zawahry BM, Bassiouny DA, Sobhi RM, Abdel-Aziz E, Zaki NS, Habib DF, Shahin DM. A comparative study on efficacy of UVA1 vs. narrow-band UVB phototherapy in the treatment of vitiligo. PHOTODERMATOLOGY PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE 2012; 28:84-90. [PMID: 22409711 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2011.00643.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Narrow-band ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) is considered the most effective and safe initial treatment for moderate-to-severe vitiligo but phototoxicity and possible carcinogenicity are the reported side effects. Ultraviolet A1 (UVA1) phototherapy has overlapping biological effects to NB-UVB and is relatively free of side effects associated with other phototherapy regimens. METHODS Forty patients with vitiligo were included in this prospective, randomized controlled comparative clinical trial. Twenty patients received NB-UVB and 20 received UVA1 three times weekly for 12 weeks. The UVA1 group was divided into two subgroups. Ten patients received moderate and 10 received low dose of UVA1. Serum samples were collected before and after 36 sessions to assess soluble interleukin 2 receptor level. Patients were clinically evaluated before therapy then monthly according to Vitiligo Area Scoring Index (VASI) and Vitiligo European Task Force (VETF) scores. In addition, extent of response was determined by a blinded dermatologist comparing before and after therapy photographs. Pattern of response and side effects were recorded. RESULTS NB-UVB was superior to UVA1 with a significant difference in blinded dermatological assessment (P<0.001), percentage change in VASI score (P<0.001) and percentage change in VETF area score (P=0.001). No significant difference in side effects was observed between both groups. Comparing UVA1 subgroups, better response in moderate-dose group was found as regard to percentage change in VASI (P<0.001) and percentage change in VETF area score (P=0.001), while no significant difference was found in blinded dermatological assessment (P=0.121). CONCLUSION NB-UVB phototherapy remains to be an effective and safe therapeutic option in vitiligo. Response to UVA1 in vitiligo seems to be dose dependent and seems to be of limited value in treatment of vitiligo as a monotherapy. Further studies combining it with other lines of therapy such as systemic steroids may prove beneficial.
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Lee DY, Park JH, Lee JH, Yang JM, Lee ES. Poor response of phototherapy in segmental vitiligo with leukotrichia: role of digital microscopy. Int J Dermatol 2012; 51:873-5. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2010.04609.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hallaji Z, Ghiasi M, Eisazadeh A, Rayati Damavandi M. Evaluation of the effect of disease duration in generalized vitiligo on its clinical response to narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy. PHOTODERMATOLOGY PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE 2012; 28:115-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2012.00648.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Zahra Hallaji
- Department of Dermatology; Razi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran; Iran
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- Department of Dermatology; Razi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran; Iran
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- Department of Dermatology; Razi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran; Iran
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- Department of Dermatology; Razi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran; Iran
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Jill Feetham H, Chan JL, Pandya AG. Characterization of Clinical Response in Patients with Vitiligo Undergoing Autologous Epidermal Punch Grafting. Dermatol Surg 2012; 38:14-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2011.02171.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cheng YP, Chiu HY, Jee SH, Tsai TF. Excimer light photototherapy of segmental and non-segmental vitiligo: experience in Taiwan. PHOTODERMATOLOGY PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE 2011; 28:6-11. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2011.00628.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Yu-Pin Cheng
- Department of Dermatology; National Taiwan University Hospital; Taipei; Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology; National Taiwan University Hospital; Taipei; Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology; National Taiwan University Hospital; Taipei; Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology; National Taiwan University Hospital; Taipei; Taiwan
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Walker D, Jacobe H. Phototherapy in the Age of Biologics. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 30:190-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sder.2011.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2011] [Accepted: 08/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pacifico A, Leone G. Photo(chemo)therapy for vitiligo. PHOTODERMATOLOGY PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE 2011; 27:261-77. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2011.00606.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Huggins RH, Henderson MD, Mulekar SV, Ozog DM, Kerr HA, Jabobsen G, Lim HW, Hamzavi IH. Melanocyte-keratinocyte transplantation procedure in the treatment of vitiligo: the experience of an academic medical center in the United States. J Am Acad Dermatol 2011; 66:785-93. [PMID: 21864935 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2011] [Revised: 04/14/2011] [Accepted: 05/06/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vitiligo is a disfiguring disease with limited treatment options. Surgical treatment is underused in the United States because of perceived risk of infection, costs, and difficulty of the procedure. OBJECTIVE We sought to determine the efficacy and safety of the melanocyte-keratinocyte transplantation procedure (MKTP) in an academic dermatology department in the United States. METHODS This prospective, uncontrolled, open-label study enrolled patients aged 18 years or older with a self-reported history of vitiligo and no new or expanding lesions for at least 6 months before surgery. Patients with a history of koebnerization or keloid formation were excluded. Patients underwent autologous MKTP. Repigmentation during a 3- to 6-month follow-up period was assessed categorically and by modified Vitiligo Area Scoring Index. Safety was assessed by frequency of adverse events. RESULTS Of the 28 patients who underwent 36 procedures, 23 patients who underwent 29 procedures completed the 3- to 6-month follow-up period. Data for these 29 procedures show excellent repigmentation (ie, 95%-100%) after the MKTP in 17%, and good repigmentation (ie, 65%-94%) in 31%. Fair (64%-25%) and poor (24%-0%) repigmentation were achieved in 10% and 41% of patients, respectively. Average percent change in Vitiligo Area Scoring Index was -45% (95% confidence interval -64% to -26%), signifying an improvement in pigmentation. LIMITATIONS Limitations include small sample size and lack of a control group. CONCLUSIONS The MKTP is an effective and well-tolerated procedure based upon categorical and Vitiligo Area Scoring Index assessments of repigmentation.
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- Richard H Huggins
- Multicultural Dermatology Center, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
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Do JE, Shin JY, Kim DY, Hann SK, Oh SH. The effect of 308nm excimer laser on segmental vitiligo: a retrospective study of 80 patients with segmental vitiligo. PHOTODERMATOLOGY PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE 2011; 27:147-51. [PMID: 21535168 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2011.00587.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Segmental vitiligo (SV), which frequently accompanies poliosis, indicating a poor prognosis that is likely resistant to treatments. OBJECTIVES In this study, we performed a retrospective analysis to evaluate the treatment response to 308 nm excimer laser in SV patients. METHODS A retrospective chart and photographic review was performed on 80 SV patients who had been treated with 308nm excimer laser for >3 months. RESULTS Eighty patients with SV (mean age: 24.0 years ± 15.3, males: 50%) were included in this study. The mean grade of repigmentation was 2.3 after 20.6 months of mean treatment duration; 23.8% of 80 patients showed grade 4, 20% showed grade 3, and 56.2% showed grade 1-2 repigmentation. However, none of them achieved complete repigmentation with excimer laser. The degree of repigmentation was positively correlated with treatment duration (r=0.315, P=0.004) and cumulative ultraviolet (UV) dosage (r=0.366, P=0.001), whereas it was negatively correlated with disease duration (r=-0.265, P=0.017). CONCLUSION This study suggests that SV has a better repigmentation response when excimer laser is used at earlier stages of the disease and long-term use and high cumulative UV energy of the excimer laser elicit better responses. Additional treatments like surgical procedures in addition to excimer laser should be considered for complete repigmentation.
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- Jeong Eun Do
- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Drs Woo and Hann's Skin Clinic, Seoul, Korea
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Lee DY, Kim CR, Park JH, Lee JH. The incidence of leukotrichia in segmental vitiligo: implication of poor response to medical treatment. Int J Dermatol 2011; 50:925-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.04914.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lee DY, Kim CR, Lee JH. Targeted phototherapy in combination with drug therapy for segmental vitiligo. PHOTODERMATOLOGY PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE 2011; 27:108-10. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2011.00566.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lee DY, Kim CR, Lee JH. Recent onset vitiligo on acral areas treated with phototherapy: need of early treatment. PHOTODERMATOLOGY PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE 2010; 26:266-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2010.00530.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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LEE DY, LEE JH. White hairs in segmental vitiligo are related to poor response to phototherapy: Demonstration with portable digital microscopy. J Dermatol 2010; 37:500-1. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.00807.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lee DY, Park JH, Lee JH, Yang JM, Lee ES. Surgical Treatment Is Indicated in Long-Duration Segmental Vitiligo. Dermatol Surg 2010; 36:568-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2010.01501.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Anbar TS, Abdel-Raouf H, Awad SS, Ragaie MH, Abdel-Rahman AT. The hair follicle melanocytes in vitiligo in relation to disease duration. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2009; 23:934-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03233.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Nicolaidou E, Antoniou C, Stratigos A, Katsambas AD. Narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy and 308-nm excimer laser in the treatment of vitiligo: A review. J Am Acad Dermatol 2009; 60:470-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.07.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2008] [Revised: 07/01/2008] [Accepted: 07/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Alain Taïeb
- Department of Dermatology and Pediatric Dermatology, National Reference Center for Rare Skin Diseases, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
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Abdulla SJ, Desgroseilliers JP. Treatment of vitiligo with narrow-band ultraviolet B: advantages and disadvantages. J Cutan Med Surg 2008; 12:174-9. [PMID: 18627697 DOI: 10.2310/7750.2008.07054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Narrow-band ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) therapy for vitiligo is increasingly used in patients who are unresponsive to other forms of therapy. OBJECTIVE This study measures levels of patient and physician satisfaction and the associated advantages and disadvantages of NB-UVB. METHODS A retrospective chart review was conducted of the first 50 patients with vitiligo treated at the Photoderm Clinic in Ottawa, Ontario. Data were obtained from digital photographs and patient charts (n = 50). RESULTS Percent repigmentation of the face and body was very good compared with the hands and feet (poor = 0-or< 33%; good = 33-or< 66%; very good = >or= 66%). The physician and patients were satisfied with results achieved with NB-UVB therapy (very good [VG]: medical doctor [MD] 49% [95% CI 35-63], patient [Pt] 51% [95% CI 37-65]; good [G]: MD 24% [95% CI 12-36], Pt 22% [95% CI 10-34]). CONCLUSION NB-UVB therapy is an effective treatment for vitiligo (ie, VG, repigmentation >or= 66%) that leads to high levels of patient and physician treatment-related satisfaction. Although there are disadvantages to NB-UVB therapy, the advantages outweigh the drawbacks. An objective evaluation such as the Vitiligo Area Scoring Index (VASI) is necessary to validate these findings. Additional limitations include those inherent in retrospective study design.
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- Undergraduates Studies, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
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Reversal of Laser-Induced Hypopigmentation with a Narrow-Band UV-B Light Source in a Patient with Skin Type VI. Dermatol Surg 2008. [DOI: 10.1097/00042728-200810000-00021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Oiso N, Kawara S, Kawada A. The effectiveness of narrowband ultraviolet B on hypertrophic scar in a patient having an isomorphic phenomenon and vitiligo. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2008; 22:1003-4. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02448.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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RESZKO ANETTA, SUKAL SEANA, GERONEMUS ROYG. Reversal of Laser-Induced Hypopigmentation with a Narrow-Band UV-B Light Source in a Patient with Skin Type VI. Dermatol Surg 2008; 34:1423-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2008.34295.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Oiso N, Kawara S, Kawada A. The effectiveness of narrowband ultraviolet B on hypertrophic scar in a patient having an isomorphic phenomenon and vitiligo. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02448.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Brazzelli V, Antoninetti M, Palazzini S, Barbagallo T, De Silvestri A, Borroni G. Critical evaluation of the variants influencing the clinical response of vitiligo: study of 60 cases treated with ultraviolet B narrow-band phototherapy. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2008; 21:1369-74. [PMID: 17958843 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02278.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The treatment of vitiligo is still a challenge, but ultraviolet B narrow-band (UVB-NB) therapy has been recently reported to be an effective and safe therapeutic option in patients with vitiligo. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is a critical evaluation of the variants (body sites, age, duration of the disease, and duration of the therapy) influencing the clinical response to UVB-NB therapy. METHODS Sixty patients (23 male and 37 female), aged 6 to 70 years, with vitiligo, were treated with UVB-NB therapy over a maximum period of 2 years. The evaluation of the percentage of repigmentation was done through photographs. RESULTS The lesions located on the face obtained a complete repigmentation in 68% of the patients, on the neck in 57.89%, and on the trunk in 50% within the first year of the therapy. In young patients vs. adults patients, the lesions located on the neck obtained a complete repigmentation in 83.33% vs. 46.15%, on the upper limbs in 28.57% vs. 9.52%, and on the lower limbs in 25% vs. 16.67%. In patients with vitiligo of recent onset, the lesions located on the neck obtained a complete repigmentation in 83.33%, on the upper limbs in 33.33%, and on the lower limbs in 28.57%. Hands did not give a positive response in either groups. CONCLUSION This study shows that certain body sites respond better than others to the UVB-NB therapy; patients, aged less than 20 years, with recent vitiligo, achieve more repigmentation; the duration of the therapy can influence the response of the lesions over hands and lower limbs, showing only mild repigmentation.
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- V Brazzelli
- Department of Human and Hereditary Pathology, Institute of Dermatology, University of Pavia, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
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Hu SCS, Chen GS, Wu CS, Chai CY, Chen WT, Lan CCE. Pigmented eccrine poromas: expression of melanocyte-stimulating cytokines by tumour cells does not always result in melanocyte colonization. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2008; 22:303-10. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02406.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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