Review
. 1998 May;38(5 Pt 1):647-66; quiz 667-8.
doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(98)70194-x.
Vitiligo
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- DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(98)70194-x
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Vitiligo
J Am Acad Dermatol.
1998 May.
Abstract
The destruction of melanocytes is the cause of depigmented maculae that clinically represent the disease vitiligo. Although the cause is unknown, various theories such as the autoimmune, autocytotoxic, and neural hypotheses have been proposed. Extensive research has provided numerous answers regarding the pathogenesis, histopathologic evidence, and treatment of vitiligo. This discussion of vitiligo summarizes the varied clinical presentations of the disease, theories attempting to explain the mechanism of melanocyte destruction, histopathologic findings, and different treatment modalities currently available.
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Phenylalanine with UVA for the treatment of vitiligo needs more testing for possible side effects.J Am Acad Dermatol. 1999 Jun;40(6 Pt 1):1015. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70100-3. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1999. PMID: 10365940 No abstract available.
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