Vitiligo - Management and Therapy

Edited by Kelly KyungHwa Park and Jenny Eileen Murase, ISBN 978-953-307-731-4, Hard cover, 174 pages, Publisher: InTech, Published: December 14, 2011 under CC BY 3.0 license, in subject Dermatology

Vitiligo: Management and Therapy is a practical guide to vitiligo that reflects current research related to the fundamentals of vitiligo and its management. Vitiligo experts and researchers from all over the world have contributed to this text, accounting for its comprehensive nature and diverse array of topics. The recent advances in medicine and technology have led to a better understanding of the disease and have broadened available treatment options. The essentials are captured in this book and are complemented by useful clinical photographs and reference tables. This concise tool will serve as an invaluable resource for clinicians in daily practice.

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BOOK CONTENTS

• Chapter 1  Genetic Epidemiology and Heritability of Vitiligoby Abdullateef A. Alzolibani, Ahmad Al Robaee and Khaled Zedan
• Chapter 2  The Pathogenesis of Vitiligoby Marlene Dytoc and Neel Malhotra
• Chapter 3  The Psychosocial Aspects of Vitiligo: A Focus on Stress Involvement in Children with Vitiligoby Liana Manolache
• Chapter 4  Ultraviolet B (UVB) Phototherapy in the Treatment of Vitiligoby Kelly KyungHwa Park and Jenny Eileen Murase
• Chapter 5  A Comparison of NB-UVB and PUVA in the Treatment of Vitiligoby Jiun-Yit Pan and Robert P.E. Sarkany
• Chapter 6  Systemic Corticosteroids in Vitiligoby Binod K. Khaitan and Sushruta Kathuria
• Chapter 7  Segmental Vitiligoby Ji-Hye Park and Dong-Youn Lee
• Chapter 8  Vitamin D and Vitiligoby Sang Ho Oh and Miri Kim
• Chapter 9  Topical Calcineurin Inhibitors in the Treatment of Vitiligoby Cristina Caridi, Andrew Sohn and Rita V. Patel
• Chapter 10  Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Vitiligoby Jimi Yoon, Young-Woo Sun and Tae-Heung Kim
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  Published online: 14 December, 2011
  Published in print edition: December, 2011