Childhood vitiligo: Treatment paradigms
Childhood vitiligo differs from the adults by showing a higher incidence in females, segmental vitiligo being more common and less frequent association with other systemic autoimmune and endocrine disorders.Childhood vitiligo is often associated with a marked psychosocial and long lasting effect on...
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| description | Childhood vitiligo differs from the adults by showing a higher incidence in females, segmental vitiligo being more common and less frequent association with other systemic autoimmune and endocrine disorders.Childhood vitiligo is often associated with a marked psychosocial and long lasting effect on the self-esteem of the affected children and their parents, hence an adequate treatment is very essential. Treatment of vitiligo is indeed a tough challenge for the dermatologists′ more so in the background of childhood vitiligo. Although multiple therapeutic modalities are available in the therapeutic armamentarium, not all can be used in children. This brief report updates regarding various therapies available in the treatment of childhood vitiligo. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3fe156d529a847199772f59aff71e9162022-12-21T21:09:40ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dermatology0019-51541998-36112012-01-0157646647410.4103/0019-5154.103067Childhood vitiligo: Treatment paradigmsAmrinder Jit KanwarM Sendhil KumaranChildhood vitiligo differs from the adults by showing a higher incidence in females, segmental vitiligo being more common and less frequent association with other systemic autoimmune and endocrine disorders.Childhood vitiligo is often associated with a marked psychosocial and long lasting effect on the self-esteem of the affected children and their parents, hence an adequate treatment is very essential. Treatment of vitiligo is indeed a tough challenge for the dermatologists′ more so in the background of childhood vitiligo. Although multiple therapeutic modalities are available in the therapeutic armamentarium, not all can be used in children. This brief report updates regarding various therapies available in the treatment of childhood vitiligo.http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2012;volume=57;issue=6;spage=466;epage=474;aulast=KanwarChildhood vitiligotreatmentcalcipotriol |
| spellingShingle | Amrinder Jit Kanwar M Sendhil Kumaran Childhood vitiligo: Treatment paradigms Indian Journal of Dermatology Childhood vitiligo treatment calcipotriol |
| title | Childhood vitiligo: Treatment paradigms |
| title_full | Childhood vitiligo: Treatment paradigms |
| title_fullStr | Childhood vitiligo: Treatment paradigms |
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| title_short | Childhood vitiligo: Treatment paradigms |
| title_sort | childhood vitiligo treatment paradigms |
| topic | Childhood vitiligo treatment calcipotriol |
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