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VITILIGO TREATED WITH ACTH
Author(s) -
HERNÁNDEZPÉREZ ENRIQUE
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1979.tb01976.x
Subject(s) - medicine , vitiligo , dermatology , adrenocorticotropic hormone , hormone
Six of 20 patients with extensive vitiligo treated with ACTH experienced repigmentation at the end of 15 weeks. However, depigmentation recurred when the treatment was stopped.