Evaluation of the Efficacy of Topical Ethyl Vanillate in Enhancing the Effect of Narrow Band Ultraviolet B against Vitiligo: A Double Blind Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Topical Ethyl Vanillate in Enhancing the Effect of Narrow Band Ultraviolet B against Vitiligo: A Double Blind Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

Background: Vitiligo is an acquired disease of skin that presents with depigmented patches due to lack of melanocytes in the epidermis. Accumulation of toxic free radicals like hydrogen peroxide in the epidermis may be responsible for melanocytes death. Since ethyl vanillate (vanillic acid ethyl est...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Reza Namazi, Amir Kalafi Shotorbani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2015-11-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Vitiligo
Vanillic Acid
Phototherapy
Online Access:http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/index.php/IJMS/article/view/228

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