| Inducing repigmentation by regrafting and phototherapy (311 nm) in punch grafting failure cases of lip vitiligo: a pilot study. | |
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PMID: 17642595 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Punch grafting followed by PUVA/PUVASOL is an established mode of therapy in vitiligo including that on the lips. AIMS: To assess the efficacy of NB-UVB along with regrafting in patients in whom punch grafting had failed to evoke any response. METHODS: Five patients with stable and isolated lip vitiligo in whom punch grafting and PUVA had failed to produce pigmentation were treated by regrafting and subsequent NB-UVB (311 nm) phototherapy. RESULTS: Complete repigmentation was observed in three of the five cases after 16 weeks. In the remaining two, the results were mixed. CONCLUSIONS: Stable lip vitiligo usually responds very well to punch grafting and PUVA/PUVASOL. In patients who fail to respond to this treatment, complete repigmentation following regrafting and NB-UVB is an observation that needs to be explained. |
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Koushik Lahiri; Subrata Malakar; Nilendu Sarma; Uttam Banerjee |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology Volume: 70 ISSN: 0973-3922 ISO Abbreviation: Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol Publication Date: 2004 May-Jun |
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Created Date: 2007-07-23 Completed Date: 2007-07-25 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7701852 Medline TA: Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol Country: India |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 156-8 Citation Subset: - |
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Pigmentary Disorder Unit, Rita Skin Foundation, GD-381, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700 106, India. koushik66@vsnl.com |
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