title: The Vitiligo Working Group recommendations for narrowband ultraviolet B light phototherapy treatment of vitiligo.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Treatment of vitiligo with narrowband ultraviolet B light (NBUVB) is an important component of the current standard of care. However, there are no consistent guidelines regarding the dosing and administration of NBUVB in vitiligo, reflected by varied treatment practices around the world.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To create phototherapy recommendations to facilitate clinical management and identify areas requiring future research.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Vitiligo Working Group (VWG) Phototherapy Committee addressed 19 questions regarding the administration of phototherapy over 3 conference calls. Members of the Photomedicine Society and a group of phototherapy experts were surveyed regarding their phototherapy practices.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Based on comparison and analysis of survey results, expert opinion, and discussion held during conference calls, expert recommendations for the administration of NBUVB phototherapy in vitiligo were created.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There were several areas that required further research before final recommendations could be made. In addition, no standardized methodology was used during literature review and to assess the strength of evidence during the development of these recommendations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This set of expert recommendations by the VWG is based on the prescribing practices of phototherapy experts from around the world to create a unified, broadly applicable set of recommendations on the use of NBUVB in vitiligo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: Tasneem F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Mohammad
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Jamal
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. Electronic address: ihamzav1@hfhs.org.
authors.forename: Iltefat H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Hamzavi
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, The University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, The San Gallicano Institute, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leone
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, The Clinica Alemana de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cabrera
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: Henry W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: Amit G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Pandya
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Cairo University, Kasr Al Aini Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Samia M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Esmat
mesh_terms: D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D032921:Consensus; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage / Q000592:standards; D014467:Ultraviolet Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000532:radiotherapy*
keywords: UVB; expert recommendation; narrowband phototherapy; pigmentation; vitiligo