Successful Treatment of Vitiligo on the Scalp of a 9-Year-Old Girl Using Autologous Cultured Pure Melanocyte Transplantation.
Leukotrichia frequently accompanies vitiligo on hairy areas such as the scalp. Treatment with conventional medical therapy is usually unsuccessful because of deficiencies in the melanocyte reservoir. We describe transplantation of autologous cultured pure melanocytes for scalp vitiligo with leukotrichia in a 9-year-old girl, resulting in almost complete and stable repigmentation of skin and hair.
Department of Dermatology, Third People's Hospital of Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China.|Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Hangzhou, China.
Xin-Gang
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Wu
Department of Dermatology, Third People's Hospital of Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China.|Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Hangzhou, China.
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D017690:Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000637:transplantation*; D012535:Scalp; D012867:Skin / Q000166:cytology; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000628:therapy*