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Successful Treatment of Vitiligo on the Scalp of a 9‐Year‐Old Girl Using Autologous Cultured Pure Melanocyte Transplantation
Author(s) -
Wu Xingang,
Xu Aie
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.13016
Subject(s) - vitiligo , scalp , medicine , dermatology , melanocyte , girl , transplantation , pigmentation disorder , surgery , melanoma , biology , cancer research , genetics
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.