vitiligo is a disease that results in depigmented areas in the skin. it may develop at any age but the average age at onset is 20 years. association of vitiligo and melanoma has been commonly reported, but malignancies other than melanoma have been rarely associated with vitiligo. we report a 73‑year‑old patient with new onset vitiligo who developed esophageal adenocarcinoma in the following ye...

niosomes are non-ionic surfactant vesicles that have potential applications in the delivery of hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs. the topical form of n-acetyl glucosamine (nag) recently has been considered in the treatment of hyperpigmentation disorders due to its inhibitory effect on thyrosinase enzymes in melanocytes. to improve nag penetration into the skin we formulated the drug in niosomes...