Is the efficacy of psoralen plus ultraviolet A therapy for vitiligo enhanced by concurrent topical calcipotriol? A placebo-controlled double-blind study

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 472-475

  Ermis O ^a   Alpsoy, Erkan ^a   Cetin, L ^b   Yilmaz, E ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Antalya State Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Calcipotriol; Psoralen plus ultraviolet A therapy; Randomized controlled trial; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

CALCIPOTRIOL; METHOXSALEN; PLACEBO; PSORALEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; VITILIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALCITRIOL; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUVA THERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; VITILIGO;

EID: 0034795589     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04286.x     Document Type: Article

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