Inducing repigmentation by regrafting and phototherapy (311 nm) in punch grafting failure cases of lip vitiligo: A pilot study

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 156-158

  Lahiri, Koushik ^a   Malakar, Subrata ^a   Sarma, Nilendu ^a   Banerjee, Uttam ^a  

^a Rita Skin Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

NB UVB; Phototherapy; Punch grafting; Vitiligo surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIP DISEASE; LIP VITILIGO; NARROW BAND ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PUNCH GRAFTING; PUVA; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN REGRAFTING; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; VITILIGO; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 33646486521     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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