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Case Reports
. 2022 Jun 9:26:3-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.05.042. eCollection 2022 Aug.

Carbamazepine-induced reversible vitiligo

Luai M Assaedi  1 , Hussein M Alshamrani  2 , Renad A Abbas  1 , Fadi Ali Alghamdi  1
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Case Reports

Carbamazepine-induced reversible vitiligo

Luai M Assaedi et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: NB-UVB, narrowband ultraviolet B; carbamazepine; carbamazepine-induced vitiligo; drug-induced vitiligo; vitiligo.

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Figures

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Fig 1
Carbamazepine-induced vitiligo. Depigmentation developed within 2 wk after carbamazepine administration.
Fig 2
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Carbamazepine-induced vitiligo. Skin repigmentation 2 mo following carbamazepine discontinuation.
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