title: UVA1 Laser in the Treatment of Vitiligo.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article was to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of a monochromatic 355 nm ultraviolet (UVA) laser in the treatment of vitiligo.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Broadband and narrow-band UV phototherapy has been proposed as an effective therapeutic option in vitiligo patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventeen consecutive, unselected patients (7 men and 10 women) were enrolled in an open-label, prospective study and treated twice weekly for 8 weeks at a fixed dose of 80-140 J/cm(2). Follow-up was 12 weeks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Clinical repigmentation was observed in 15/17 patients (88.23%), with limited side effects (mild post-treatment erythema and itching). Results were maintained during the 12 week phototherapy-free follow-up period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the present report suggests that UVA1 laser could be an applicable therapeutic option in patients with vitiligo.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Dermatology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata ," Rome, Italy .
authors.forename: Graziella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Babino
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Dermatology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata ," Rome, Italy .
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giunta
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Dermatology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata ," Rome, Italy .
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Dermatology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata ," Rome, Italy .
authors.forename: Rosita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saraceno
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Dermatology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata ," Rome, Italy .
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pavlidis
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Dermatology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata ," Rome, Italy .
authors.forename: Ester
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Del Duca
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Dermatology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata ," Rome, Italy .
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chimenti
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Dermatology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata ," Rome, Italy .|2 Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University , Catanzaro, Italy .
authors.forename: Steven Paul
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Nisticò
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014467:Ultraviolet Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000532:radiotherapy*