Efficacy of suction blister epidermal graft without phototherapy for locally stable and resistant vitiligo

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 282-284

  Maleki, Masoud ^a   Banihashemi, Mahnaz ^a   Sanjari, Vahid ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blister graft; PUVA; repigmentation; vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUCTION BLISTER EPIDERMAL GRAFT; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITILIGO; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 84863697136     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.97669     Document Type: Article

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