Treatment outcomes of vitiligo in Asian children

Pediatr Dermatol. 2018 Mar;35(2):265-267. doi: 10.1111/pde.13431. Epub 2018 Feb 13.

Abstract

This retrospective study aimed to identify factors that predict treatment response in a cohort of Asian children with vitiligo. Shorter duration of vitiligo was associated with better repigmentation. Patients with focal vitiligo of short duration have a good chance of achieving repigmentation with topical agents alone.

Keywords: phototherapy; pigmentary disorders; therapy-topical; vitiligo.

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Topical
  • Asian People
  • Calcineurin Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Phototherapy / methods*
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Skin Pigmentation / drug effects
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vitiligo / therapy*

Substances

  • Calcineurin Inhibitors
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Prednisolone