Phototherapy in vitiligo: Assessing the compliance, response and patient's perception about disease and treatment

• Main Authors: Shakthisri Kandaswamy (Author), Nahid Akhtar (Author), Surya Ravindran (Author), Smitha Prabhu (Author), Shrutakirthi D Shenoi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context: Vitiligo is a chronic, benign, but emotionally frustrating autoimmune disorder of depigmentation, with an incidence of 0.25-2.5% in India, the treatment of which is equally frustrating to the patient, as well as the doctor. Phototherapy is the first line treatment in many cases, which needs...