Open AccessChildhood vitiligo : Response to methylprednisolone oral minipulse therapy and topical fluticasone combination
Author(s) -
Imran Majid,
Qazi Masood,
Iffat Hassan,
Dilshad Khan,
Muzammil Chisti
Publication year - 2009
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 - 10.4103/0019-5154.53185
Subject(s) - medicine , vitiligo , dermatology , methylprednisolone , fluticasone , betamethasone , combination therapy , surgery , corticosteroid
Childhood vitiligo is always a challenge to treat, especially when the disease is progressing rapidly in such a patient. Oral minipulse with betamethasone has been tried in childhood vitiligo and also in some other immune mediated skin disorders with good results.