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Vitiligo

How is it treated?

Treatment of Vitiligo is often difficult and, except for a very small depigmented patches, is usually lengthy. In addition, none appears to alter the course of the underlying disease and, although pigmentation may be satisfactory at the end of treatment, a risk of relapse persists indefinitely.

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Medical text written August 2000 by Dr D J Gawkrodger. Last reviewed September 2005 by Professor D J Gawkrodger, Consultant Dermatologist, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.

 

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