A descriptive study to characterize segmental vitiligo

7 Segmental Vitiligo

Vitiligo is largely classified into segmental and non-segmental types (Table 1).1 This classification is based on the original report by Koga in 1977.2 Koga proposed that vitiligo in a non-dermatomal distribution be referred to as Type A and vitiligo in a dermatomal distribution be Type B, the latter of which corresponds to what is known today as segmental vitiligo (SV). Since then, the distinc...

In Segmental-type Vitiligo Lesions

© 2008 Elsevier. All rights reserved. Received: Oct 17, 2007 Accepted: Dec 10, 2007 Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Dr Hsin-Su Yu, Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, 100 Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan. E-mail: [email protected] LOW-ENERGY HELIUM-NEON LASER THERAPY INDUCES REPIGMENTATION AND IMPROVES THE ABNORMALITIES OF CUTANEOUS MICROCIRCUL...

Treatment of segmental vitiligo with normal-hair follicle autograft

 Background: Segmental vitiligo is a small subset albeit persistent form of focal vitiligo with dermatomal distribution and resistant to medical therapy. In recent years, surgical therapy as hair follicle autograft transplantation has been a hot topic in management of segmental vitiligo. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of this method in segmental vitiligo lesions. Methods: Th...

treatment of segmental vitiligo with normal-hair follicle autograft

background: segmental vitiligo is a small subset albeit persistent form of focal vitiligo with dermatomal distribution and resistant to medical therapy. in recent years, surgical therapy as hair follicle autograft transplantation has been a hot topic in management of segmental vitiligo. in this study, we evaluated the efficacy of this method in segmental vitiligo lesions. methods: the study rec...

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