Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of needling/microneedling as an adjunct to NB-UVB phototherapy in the treatment of stable refractory patches of acral vitiligo, based upon clinical and immunohistochemical assessment of melanocyte count and distribution in response to needling/microneedling.
Materials And Methods: Twenty patients with stable acral vitiligo (≥2 patches) were enrolled. One of the two index patches was randomized to receive needling or microneedling in conjunction with NB-UVB.
Background: Endometrial carcinomas are common gynecologic malignancies worldwide. In Egypt they represent 2.6 %.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: We have observed that hair thinning and/or loss occur at times as a presenting symptom or sign in patients with pityriasis versicolor (PV).
Objective: Our objective was to verify and explore this clinical observation and depict its underlying pathology.
Methods: A total of 39 patients with PV were examined during a period of 11 months and skin biopsy specimens were taken from lesional and nonlesional skin.