Repigmentation in vitiligo: position paper of the Vitiligo Global Issues Consensus Conference.

The Vitiligo Global Issues Consensus Conference (VGICC), through an international e-Delphi consensus, concluded that 'repigmentation' and 'maintenance of gained repigmentation' are essential core outcome measures in future vitiligo trials. This VGICC position paper addresses these core topics in two sections and includes an atlas depicting vitiligo repigmentation patterns and color match. The first section delineates mechanisms and characteristics of vitiligo repigmentation, and the second section summarizes the outcomes of international meeting discussions and two e-surveys on vitiligo repigmentation, which had been carried out over 3 yr.

Optimising size and depth of punch grafts in autologous transplantation of vitiligo and piebaldism: a randomised controlled trial.

Background: To date, autologous punch grafting appears to be the easiest and least expensive surgical technique for stable vitiligo and piebaldism. Punch grafting is available worldwide, with no need for specialised instruments. However, no reliable data on efficacy and safety of different punch depths and punch sizes are available.

A randomized controlled pilot study on ablative fractional CO2 laser for consecutive patients presenting with various scar types.

Background: Although ablative fractional laser is the gold standard for acne scars, evidence is still lacking for other types of scars.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the ablative fractional 10,600-nm CO2 laser in the treatment of various scar types.

Materials And Methods: The authors performed an intraindividual single-blinded randomized controlled split-lesion trial.

High prevalence of autoimmune thyroiditis in children and adolescents with vitiligo.

Background/aims: Vitiligo is considered to be an autoimmune disease and is known to be associated with other autoimmune diseases, particularly affecting the thyroid. In children and adolescents this association has been reported in only a few studies, with varying results. The aim of this study was to examine thyroid function and prevalence of thyroid autoimmunity in children and adolescents with vitiligo and to investigate the utility of screening.

Measurement properties of outcome measures for vitiligo. A systematic review.

OBJECTIVE To summarize and critically appraise the evidence on the measurement properties of clinician-, patient-, and observer-reported outcomes, measuring any construct of interest in patients with all types of vitiligo. DATA SOURCES Electronic databases including PubMed (1948 to July 2011), OVID EMBASE (1980 to July 2011), and CINAHL (EBSCOhost) (1982 to July 2011) were searched. STUDY SELECTION Two authors independently screened all records for eligibility.