Narrow-band ultraviolet B as monotherapy and in combination with topical calcipotriol in the treatment of vitiligo

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 338-343

  Arca, Ercan ^a   Taştan, Halis Bülent ^a   Erbil, Ahmet Hakan ^a   Sezer, Engin ^a   Koç, Erol ^a   Kurumlu, Zafer ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Calcipotriol; Narrow band UV B; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

CALCIPOTRIOL; MELANIN; PSORALEN; CALCITRIOL; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPIGMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PUVA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VITILIGO; FEMALE; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; CALCITRIOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY; VITILIGO;

EID: 33745303062     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2006.00079.x     Document Type: Article

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