New and emerging therapies for vitiligo

Citation
Rm. Halder et Cm. Young, New and emerging therapies for vitiligo, DERM CLIN, 18(1), 2000, pp. 79
Citations number
51
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology
Journal title
DERMATOLOGIC CLINICS
ISSN journal
07338635 → ACNP
Volume
18
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0733-8635(200001)18:1<79:NAETFV>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Vitiligo is a common skin disease; however, it still remains a difficult di sease to treat. Not all patients respond to current forms of treatment. The re are several new treatments, surgical and nonsurgical, and immunologic, t hat appear to either have higher success rates than past therapies or have potential as future developments for therapy of vitiligo.