Fototerapia y otras alternativas teraéuticas para el manejo del vitiligo, diez años de experiencia en el Servicio de Fototerapia del Centro Dermatológico de la Universidad CES.

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    • Alternate Title:
      Phototherapy and other therapeutic alternatives for vitiligo treatment, ten years of experience in Phototherapy Service of the Dermatology Center of Universidad CES.
    • Subject Terms:
      PHOTOTHERAPY; VITILIGO; PATIENTS; MELANOCYTES; EPIDERMAL diseases; THERAPEUTICS
    • Abstract:
      El vitiligo es un trastorno adquirido del pigmento de etiología desconocida, que se caracteriza clínicamente por máculas acrómicas de distribución variable, secundarias a la pérdida de melanocitos funcionales en la epidermis. Existen múltiples opciones de tratamiento, con el fin de lograr la mejor respuesta clínica con mínimos efectos secundarios. En la actualidad, los estudios han demostrado que la fototerapia con radiación ultravioleta de tipo B de banda estrecha es el tratamiento de elección en pacientes con vitiligo moderado a grave. En esta revisión abordaremos las diferentes opciones terapéuticas para el vitiligo basados en la información disponible, haciendo énfasis en el uso de la fototerapia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
    • Abstract:
      Vitiligo is an adquired pigmentary disorder of unknown etiology clinically characterized by a variable distribution pattern of achromic macules that are due to the absence of functional melanocytes in the epidermis. There are multiple therapeutic options and the goal is to achieve the best clinical outcome with the least adverse effects. Nowadays, evidence points out that narrow band UVB phototherapy is the treatment of choice in patients with moderate to severe vitiligo. In this review we will discuss the different treatment options in vitiligo based in the best evidence with special attention on phototherapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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