Open AccessCan systemically generated reactive oxygen species help to monitor disease activity in generalized vitiligo? A pilot study
Author(s) -
Richeek Pradhan,
Soumita De,
Nidhi Choudhary,
Shibabrata Mukherjee,
Gobinda Chatterjee,
Alakendu Ghosh,
Mitali Chatterjee,
Suparna Chatterjee
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.143506
Subject(s) - vitiligo , reactive oxygen species , medicine , disease , immunology , biology , biochemistry
Generalized vitiligo is a disease with unpredictable bursts of activity, goal of treatment during the active phase being to stabilize the lesions. This emphasizes the need for a prospective marker for monitoring disease activity to help decide the duration of therapy.