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Treatments of vitiligo: what's new at the horizon
Author(s) -
Lotti Torello M.,
Hercogová Jana,
Schwartz Robert A.,
Tsampau Dionigi,
Korobko Igor,
Pietrzak Aldona,
Mitrevska Natasa Teovska,
Valle Yan,
Buggiani Gionata
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/dth.12011
Subject(s) - vitiligo , medicine , dermatology , disease , disease management , intensive care medicine , parkinson's disease
Vitiligo is a manageable disease. However, current vitiligo treatments can be considered suboptimal as they do not guarantee high efficacy and cannot be standardized for most patients. Recently, combination therapies have been introduced in order to obtain better results and reduce risks in the management of the disease. Novel efficacious products are hereunder discussed to improve the therapeutic options for vitiligo patients.