Vitiligo treatment: a literature review

Monika J. Leżanko; Adrianna P. Pyrek; Waldemar Placek; Agnieszka Owczarczyk-Saczonek

doi:10.5114/dr.2024.146623

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Review article

Vitiligo treatment: a literature review

Monika J. Leżanko

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,

Adrianna P. Pyrek

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,

Waldemar Placek

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,

Agnieszka Owczarczyk-Saczonek

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Department of Dermatology Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Clinical Immunology, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland

Dermatol Rev/Przegl Dermatol 2024, 1I1, 259-272

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/dr.2024.146623

Online publish date: 2025/01/17

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Vitiligo is a chronic disease characterized by the focal damage of melanocytes, which results in formation of discoloured spots on the skin. This disease affects from 0.5% to even 4% of the general population and the first symptoms appear before the patient reaches the age of 30 in majority of cases. The pathogenesis involves genetic and immunological factors, adhesion of melanocytes to the epithelium, as well as metabolic factors related to cellular oxidative stress. Many methods are used in treatment, including pharmacology, surgery or phototherapy. In our review, we have included either the treatment methods for vitiligo that have been used for years, or new, promising methods that could become the leading treatments for this condition in the future.

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Vitiligo treatment: a literature review

Monika J. Leżanko 1 , Adrianna P. Pyrek 1 , Waldemar Placek 1 , Agnieszka Owczarczyk-Saczonek 1

surgery, immunotherapy, phototherapy, laser therapy, vitiligo

Monika J. Leżanko

¹

,

Adrianna P. Pyrek

¹

,

Waldemar Placek

¹

,

Agnieszka Owczarczyk-Saczonek

¹