title: Topical PUVA therapy for vitiligo.
abstract: Vitiligo, a pigmentary disorder of the skin, causes the appearance of white patches which are profoundly devastating to the person afflicted with this disease. This article outlines the safe use of topical PUVA therapy in the office for treating those patients with less than 20% skin surface involvement. This treatment has a response rate of approximately 50%.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Halder
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011701:PUVA Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology