Treatment of upper- and lower-extremity vitiligo with epidermal grafts after CO2 laser resurfacing with systemic and topical steroids.
Vitiligo is an acquired condition that presents as sharply demarcated white macules. It affects 1-2% of people of all races, regardless of gender or age. Although the disease does not have any systemic complications, it is of great concern, particularly in darker-skinned individuals. We treated 14 patients with vitiligo involving the upper and lower extremities. Surgical therapies were used in conjunction with medical therapy to achieve repigmentation after the disease was stabilized.
El Hoseny
Safwat M
SM
Department of Health and Medical Service of Dubai, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. safwatdrd@yahoo.com
D000287:Administration, Topical; D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004817:Epidermis / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D035002:Lower Extremity; D008297:Male; D034941:Upper Extremity; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D002245:Carbon Dioxide