ALLMedicine™ Vitiligo Center

Sep 16th, 2021 - The nature of the anti-tumor immune response changes as primary tumors progress and metastasize. We investigated the role of resident memory (Trm) and circulating memory (Tcirm) cells in anti-tumor responses at metastatic locations using a mouse m...

Sep 14th, 2021 - The loss of function of melanocytes leads to vitiligo, which seriously affects the physical and mental health of the affected individuals. Presently, there is no effective long-term treatment for vitiligo. Therefore, it is imperative to develop a ...

Sep 14th, 2021 - 18q deletion syndrome (OMIM #601808) results from a deletion of a part of a long arm of 18 chromosome and is characterized by mental retardation and congenital malformations. We present an exceptional case of a 12-year-old girl with severe phenoty...

Sep 11th, 2021 - Vitiligo is an acquired chronic pigmentary disorder affecting the melanocytes, mainly in the skin and mucosae. It occurs due to the dynamic interaction between genetic and environmental factors leading to autoimmune destruction of melanocytes. Def...

Aug 28th, 2021 - We examined the potential for virtual, pediatric group visits to reduce racial disparities in psychosocial isolation and access to care among children of color with pediatric vitiligo and alopecia areata as well as their caregivers. We have conduc...

Aug 7th, 2012 - The aetiopathogenic mechanisms of vitiligo are still poorly understood, and this has held back progress in diagnosis and treatment. Up until now, treatment guidelines have existed at national levels, but no common European viewpoint has emerged. T...

Jun 15th, 2021 - Opioids were prescribed most often for vitiligo, hemangioma, pemphigus, atopic dermatitis, and psoriasis, according to a study that used national ambulatory care data to evaluate pain medication use at dermatology visits. "Overall, opioid prescrib...

Apr 1st, 2021 - Patients with vitiligo have faced significant impacts psychosocially and in many cases, profound losses of identity – and they've had only minimal success with treatment, according to participants who spoke at and provided input at a public meetin...

Oct 9th, 2020 - Takeaway Combination treatment with hand-held narrowband-ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) light and potent topical corticosteroid (TCS) is likely to result in improved treatment response in patients with localised non-segmental vitiligo compared with potent...

Sep 21st, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Vitiligo patients who receive long-term narrowband UVB phototherapy are at lower risk of major osteoporotic fractures, new research shows. "Systemic phototherapy to treat vitiligo can unexpectedly reduce the risk of fra...

Aug 11th, 2020 - In the clinical experience of Libby Edwards, MD, the diagnosis of lichen sclerosus in a young girl often triggers worry from patients and parents alike. "The parents are worried about the ramifications of genital diseases and they're worried about...