Treatment of vitiligo with narrow-band UVB and topical gel containing catalase and superoxide dismutase

Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 10-14

  Kostović, Krešimir ^a   Paštar, Zrinjka ^b   Pašic, Aida ^a   Čeović, Romana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b Ministry of Defense   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Catalase; Narrow band UVB; Vitiligo treatment

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITIX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; MALE; PRURITUS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN TINGLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VITILIGO;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY; VITILIGO;

EID: 34247509735     PISSN: 1330027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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