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Clinical Trial
. 2003 May;17(3):299-302.
doi: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2003.00795.x.

Is the combination of calcipotriol and PUVA effective in vitiligo?

V Baysal  1 , M Yildirim, A Erel, D Kesici
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Clinical Trial

Is the combination of calcipotriol and PUVA effective in vitiligo?

V Baysal et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2003 May.

Abstract

Objective: The objective was to compare the effectiveness of psoralen plus ultraviolet A (PUVA) and the combination of PUVA and topical calcipotriol in the treatment of vitiligo.

Background: There are several reports on the response rate of patients with vitiligo treated with the combination of PUVA and calcipotriol or calcipotriol alone.

Subjects and methods: Twenty-two patients with generalized vitiligo were taken into the study. PUVA treatment was applied on a twice-weekly schedule. Calcipotriol cream was applied to one of the two symmetrical lesions of each patient twice daily.

Results: Our results showed that the addition of topical calcipotriol to PUVA treatment did not lead to a significant increase in response rate of patients with vitiligo compared with PUVA treatment alone.

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