D Parsad

..Prostaglandin has been shown to play a role in melanocyte proliferation and melanogenesis. Topical application of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) over mice skin has been shown to increase melanocyte density...

..The G. biloba extract was well tolerated. G. biloba extract seems to be a simple, safe and fairly effective therapy for arresting the progression of the disease...

..Psoralen phototherapy (psoralen ultraviolet A (PUVA)) is established as efficacious treatment for vitiligo. Recently, narrow-band UVB (NBUVB) has been reported to be an effective and safe therapeutic option in patients with vitiligo...

..01) in Group A than in Group B. CONCLUSION: We contend that the minimum number of melanocytes required to produce satisfactory repigmentation is probably in the range of 210-250/mm(2)...

..General anesthesia may be needed in patients with extensive lesions. POSTOPERATIVE CARE: Proper postoperative immobilization and care are very important to obtain satisfactory results...

..The marginal and perifollicular repigmentation is more stable than the diffuse type of repigmentation...

..It is important to recognize and deal with psychological components of this disease to improve their quality of life and to obtain a better treatment response...

..There are two chemically distinct types of melanin: the red-yellow phaeomelanin and the brown-black eumelanin. Both types of melanin have been detected in human hair, epidermis and cultured melanocytes...

..An area of concern is the increasing macrolide resistance that is being reported with some of the common pathogens which may limit the clinical usefulness of this class of antimicrobial agents in future...

..Narrow-band UVB (NBUVB) was later introduced. In this study, we have compared the phototherapy modalities PUVA and NBUVB in inducing stability in vitiligo, assessed by using vitiligo disease activity score (VIDA), for the first time...

..The present study demonstrated that the combination of cimetidine with levamisole is more effective than cimetidine alone and is a highly effective therapy for the treatment of recalcitrant warts...

..To evaluate the role of topical metronidazole gel in the treatment of seborrheic dermatitis...

..Cell migration plays a crucial role during repigmentation in vitiligo...

..Our results are encouraging and offer a new and potentially efficacious treatment for this pigmentation disorder in children...

..Surgery is a well-established treatment for stable vitiligo in adults. However, there are few studies to date reporting the use of surgery in children and adolescents...

..The present study demonstrated that the combination of cimetidine with levamisole is more effective than cimetidine alone and is a highly effective therapy for the treatment of recalcitrant warts...

..001) in group A patients. The present study demonstrated that stanozolol is an effective and safe adjuvant therapy for treatment of chronic refractory urticaria...

..3%) and mild in three (15.7%) children. Side effects were minimal, such as the pruritus and burning noted in only three patients. Topical tacrolimus is an effective and well-tolerated treatment modality in Asian children with vitiligo...

..Narrow-band ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) has been recently introduced. Although retrospective comparative study of systemic PUVA and NB-UVB has been published from our centre, no prospective study has been reported to date...

..The therapeutics of AD needs to be more tailored given the new cytokine antibodies available. In this scenario we considered interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β) levels before and after therapy with topical corticosteroids...

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..Apoptosis and melanocytorrhagy have been proposed as mechanisms of melanocyte disappearance although there are few controlled studies...

..The monthly dose of azithromycin was found to be as effective as daily doxycycline on a pure protocol basis and statistically significantly better than doxycycline by intention to treat analysis...

..So more research should happen in this field so that our aim will shift from "any repigmentation" to "complete and normal repigmentation" and we can achieve a scar less healing of those "bruised souls"...

..Current research has shown a link between the neuroendocrine and immune functions...

..On the basis of our study, we propose that restoration of LXR-alpha expression/function within a psoriatic lesion may help to switch the transition from psoriatic to symptomless skin...

..We studied the efficacy and safety of NBUVB (311 nm) therapy in Indian patients with generalized vitiligo...

..Associated autoimmune autoimmune/endocrine disorders were present in 39 (21.4%) of the patients. Differences in disease characteristics compared with vitiligo in children and young adults are discussed...