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Med J Armed Forces India
December 2024
Commanding Officer, 180 Military Hospital, C/o 99 APO, India.
Background: The treatment of vitiligo is difficult and usually requires prolonged therapy. All exogenous glucocorticoid therapies can lead to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) suppression. Steroid therapy in the form of an intermittent pulse therapy is a much safer option than daily administration.
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December 2024
Department of Pharmacology, Rungta College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh 490024, India.
Vitiligo is a complex dermatological disorder involving the loss of melanocytes, with resultant patches of depigmentation. It affects 1% of the world population, affecting patients' mental health and quality of life. With all the improvement seen, conventional treatment methods-steroids, phototherapy, and immunomodulators-come with the limitations of being less effective, having more side effects, and low compliance.
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December 2024
Clinical Trial Institution, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.
Although several case reports and small clinical trials have reported promising outcomes with Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors for vitiligo, high-quality evidence and guidelines are lacking. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of JAK inhibitors for the treatment of vitiligo using a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). We searched the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases up to August 2023, with additional studies from ClinicalTrials.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Am Acad Dermatol
December 2024
Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address:
Background: Ritlecitinib demonstrated efficacy in a phase 2b trial of nonsegmental vitiligo.
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of ritlecitinib with add-on narrow-band UVB (nbUVB) phototherapy in patients with nonsegmental vitiligo.
Methods: Following a 24-week, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging period, patients received ritlecitinib 200mg for 4 weeks then 50mg for 20 weeks, with or without nbUVB phototherapy 2x/week.
Arch Dermatol Res
December 2024
Hospital for Skin Diseases, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No.12 Jiangwangmiao, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, 210042, Jiangsu, China.
Vitiligo is the most frequently diagnosed depigmentation disease, affecting nearly 0.5-2% of individuals worldwide. This disorder is characterized by melanocyte loss, which results in skin and hair depigmentation.
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