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Treatment of vitiligo with topical PUVA

Liao Kang-huang

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In order to investigate the effects o f the treatment of vitiligo with topi cal PUVA,eighty patients with vitiligo were treated with topical PUVA.The results indic ated that fifteen patients(18.75%)showed repigmentation after thirty times.The regional type of vitiligo had a better effect.The rate of repigmentation was related to th e course of the disease and was not related to the phototoxic reaction of the skin.Topical PUVA is a effective therapeutics for vitili go.

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In order to investigate the effects o f the treatment of vitiligo with topi cal PUVA,eighty patients with vitiligo were treated with topical PUVA.The results indic ated that fifteen patients(18.75%)showed repigmentation after thirty times.The regional type of vitiligo had a better effect.The rate of repigmentation was related to th e course of the disease and was not related to the phototoxic reaction of the skin.Topical PUVA is a effective therapeutics for vitili go.

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In order to investigate the effects o f the treatment of vitiligo with topi cal PUVA,eighty patients with vitiligo were treated with topical PUVA.The results indic ated that fifteen patients(18.75%)showed repigmentation after thirty times.The regional type of vitiligo had a better effect.The rate of repigmentation was related to th e course of the disease and was not related to the phototoxic reaction of the skin.Topical PUVA is a effective therapeutics for vitili go.

Key concepts: Vitiligo, Dermatology, Medicine, PUVA therapy, Psoralen, Psoriasis, Genetics, Biology

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