Vitiligo

Uzoamaka Okoro; Candrice R Heath; Richard P Usatine

doi:10.12788/jfp.0550

Vitiligo

J Fam Pract. 2023 Jan;72(1):E19-E20. doi: 10.12788/jfp.0550.

Authors

Uzoamaka Okoro¹, Candrice R Heath², Richard P Usatine³

Affiliations

¹ Resident Physician, Department of Dermatology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD.
² Department of Dermatology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
³ Family and Community Medicine, Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Texas Health, San Antonio.

PMID: 36749979
DOI: 10.12788/jfp.0550

Abstract

THE COMPARISONA Vitiligo in a young Hispanic female, which spared the area under a ring. The patient has spotty return of pigment on the hand after narrowband ultraviolet B (UVB) treatment.B Vitiligo on the hand in a young Hispanic male.

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Male
Treatment Outcome
Ultraviolet Therapy*
Vitiligo* / therapy