Melanocyte-keratinocyte cell transplantation for stable vitiligoSanjeev V Mulekar
Noble Clinic, Pune, India
Int J Dermatol 42:132-6. 2003
..Vitiligo is a common disorder with a worldwide prevalence of 1-2%. In India the psychological and social impact of the disease is significant and is detrimental to patients...
- Stable vitiligo treated by a combination of low-dose oral pulse betamethasone and autologous, noncultured melanocyte-keratinocyte cell transplantation
Sanjeev V Mulekar
National Center for Vitiligo and Psoriasis, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dermatol Surg 32:536-41. 2006
..Various surgical procedures are in use to treat stable vitiligo. The possibility of Koebner phenomenon always exists with surgical treatment. Partial or complete failure to repigment is observed in spite of clinical stability...
- Mixed vitiligo
Sanjeev V Mulekar
National Center for Vitiligo and Psoriasis, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
J Cutan Med Surg 10:104-7. 2006
..This classification is important to understand the course of the disease and its prognosis. Most patients have generalized vitiligo; few patients have both segmented and generalized vitiligo...
Childhood vitiligo: a long-term study of localized vitiligo treated by noncultured cellular graftingSanjeev V Mulekar
National Center for Vitiligo and Psoriasis, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Pediatr Dermatol 27:132-6. 2010
..Noncultured cellular grafting may be considered to treat childhood localized vitiligo...
- Treatment of post-burn leucoderma with non-cultured melanocyte-keratinocyte transplantation (MKTP)
Sanjeev V Mulekar
National Center for Vitiligo and Psoriasis, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Burns 37:448-52. 2011
..Deep burns often result in hypo-pigmentation, referred to as leucoderma which has a similar psychosocial impact on the patients as that of vitiligo. Several tissue grafting methods have been reported to treat post-burn leucoderma...
- Treatment of vitiligo on difficult-to-treat sites using autologous noncultured cellular grafting
Sanjeev V Mulekar
National Center for Vitiligo and Psoriasis, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dermatol Surg 35:66-71. 2009
..However, certain areas such as the fingers and toes, palms and soles, lips, eyelids, nipples and areolas, elbows and knees, and genitals are considered difficult-to-treat areas...
- Treatment of halo nevus with a 308-nm excimer laser: a pilot study
Sanjeev V Mulekar
National Center for Vitiligo and Psoriasis, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
J Cosmet Laser Ther 9:245-8. 2007
..The treatment of halo nevus is controversial and ranges from observation requiring no therapy to excision biopsy...
- Treatment of vitiligo lesions by ReCell vs. conventional melanocyte-keratinocyte transplantation: a pilot study
S V Mulekar
National Center for Vitiligo and Psoriasis, Riyadh 11372, Saudi Arabia
Br J Dermatol 158:45-9. 2008
..Surgical procedures are indicated to treat stable vitiligo, refractory to medical treatment. In addition to conventional surgical techniques, noncultured cellular grafting is gaining wider acceptance among dermatologists...
- Melanocyte-keratinocyte transplantation for postdiscoid lupus erythematosus depigmentation
Sanjeev V Mulekar
National Center for Vitiligo and Psoriasis, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dermatol Surg 34:261-2; discussion 262-3. 2008
- Genital vitiligo treated by autologous, noncultured melanocyte-keratinocyte cell transplantation
Sanjeev V Mulekar
National Center for Vitiligo and Psoriasis, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dermatol Surg 31:1737-9; discussion 1740. 2005
..It is well known that glabrous skin (non-hair-bearing skin such as below the ankles, genitalia, lips, distal ends of fingers) rarely responds to the therapy unless it has some residual pigment...
- Koebner phenomenon in vitiligo: not always an indication of surgical failure
Sanjeev V Mulekar
Arch Dermatol 143:801-2. 2007
- Long-term follow-up study of 142 patients with vitiligo vulgaris treated by autologous, non-cultured melanocyte-keratinocyte cell transplantation
Sanjeev V Mulekar
Noble Clinic Pune India
Int J Dermatol 44:841-5. 2005
..Larger areas can be treated with the help of in vitro cultured melanocytes. These techniques are complex. In most of the studies published to date the number of patients reported is low and follow-up period short...
- Long-term follow-up study of segmental and focal vitiligo treated by autologous, noncultured melanocyte-keratinocyte cell transplantation
Sanjeev V Mulekar
Noble Clinic, Pune, India
Arch Dermatol 140:1211-5. 2004
..To evaluate long-term efficacy and safety of melanocyte-keratinocyte cell transplantation in the management of segmental and focal vitiligo...
