Prayer Mark on the Forehead: Hyperpigmentation
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Vol. 27, No. 1, 2015 107 Received March 12, 2014, Revised April 4, 2014, Accepted for publication April 9, 2014 Corresponding author: Ozge Mine Orenay, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Turgut Ozal University, Alparslan Turkes Caddesi No. 57, Ankara 06510, Turkey. Tel: +90-312-203-5257, Fax: +90-312-221-3670, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. effectiveness of 308-nm excimer laser alone or in combination with topical hydrocortisone 17-butyrate cream in the treatment of vitiligo of the face and neck. Br J Dermatol 2008;159:1186-1191. 7. Radakovic-Fijan S, Fürnsinn-Friedl AM, Hönigsmann H, Tanew A. Oral dexamethasone pulse treatment for vitiligo. J Am Acad Dermatol 2001;44:814-817. 8. Kim SM, Lee HS, Hann SK. The efficacy of low-dose oral corticosteroids in the treatment of vitiligo patients. Int J Dermatol 1999;38:546-550. 9. Taïeb A. Vitiligo as an inflammatory skin disorder: a therapeutic perspective. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 2012;25: 9-13. 10. Lee DY, Kim CR, Lee JH, Yang JM. Recent onset vitiligo treated with systemic corticosteroid and topical tacrolimus: Need for early treatment in vitiligo. J Dermatol 2010;37: 1057-1059.
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