INTRODUCTION Vitiligo is an acquired idiopathic depigmentary disorder, which, though worldwide in distribution, is very common in India, Egypt and other tropical countries. While patients become desperate, develop a complex and social ostracism, a conscientious physician feels guilty because of his limitations. Though various aspects of vitiligo have been extensively studied, its etiopathogenes...

Treatment of vitiligo is challenging and requires a multidisciplinary approach. Fractional carbon dioxide (CO2) laser as an add-on to conventional treatment has been reported to be effective, but there is no consensus on its use. A systematic review was performed by searching major databases for relevant publications to February 2017. Six studies with 85 participants were included. For those wi...

Vitiligo is an acquired skin disorder characterized by patchy depigmentation of the skin [1]. Vitiligo affects approximately 0.5% to 2% of the population worldwide, and the prevalence appears to be equal between men and women [2,3]. The pathogenesis of vitiligo is still not fully understood and mounting evidences have suggested that it might be related to autoimmunity and oxidative stress [4]. ...

Background. There are limited epidemiological studies evaluating the effect of age at onset on disease features in vitiligo. Objectives. To identify factors associated with adult onset vitiligo in comparison with childhood onset vitiligo. Patients and Methods. We retrospectively collected medical records of 191 patients. Such records included clinical examination, personal and familial medical ...

An overview of unconventional therapies for vitiligo is presented. Some herbal compounds may be considered as valid therapeutic tools for the treatment of vitiligo.

© 2012 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-1224 Journal Compilation © 2012 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 Current therapy for vitiligo is largely unsatisfactory; hence there is a need for new treatment combinations to be assessed. Whereas stable vitiligo can benefit from surgical therapies, such as suction-blister epidermal grafting (SBEG) (1), the non-segmental counterpart usually s...