Inducing repigmentation by regrafting and phototherapy (311 nm) in punch grafting failure cases of lip vitiligo: a pilot study.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
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2004 May-Jun; 70(3): 156-8
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in English
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Punch grafting followed by PUVA/PUVASOL is an established mode of therapy in vitiligo including that on the lips.AIMS:
To assess the efficacy of NB-UVB along with regrafting in patients in whom punch grafting had failed to evoke any response.METHODS:
Five patients with stable and isolated lip vitiligo in whom punch grafting and PUVA had failed to produce pigmentation were treated by regrafting and subsequent NB-UVB (311 nm) phototherapy.RESULTS:
Complete repigmentation was observed in three of the five cases after 16 weeks. In the remaining two, the results were mixed.CONCLUSIONS:
Stable lip vitiligo usually responds very well to punch grafting and PUVA/PUVASOL. In patients who fail to respond to this treatment, complete repigmentation following regrafting and NB-UVB is an observation that needs to be explained.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
Year:
2004
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Article
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