The concept of stability of vitiligo: A reappraisal

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 83-89

  Lahiri, Koushik ^a   Malakar, Subrata ^a  

^a Rita Skin Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

Vitiligo; vitiligo grafting; vitiligo stability

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL INFILTRATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DONOR SITE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; LEUKODERMA; MELANOCYTE; REVIEW; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN SURGERY; SUNLIGHT; VITILIGO;

EID: 84860557828     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.94271     Document Type: Review

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