What is it about?

Skin pigmentation was measured by DRS method in 0-18 year old patients treated for their vitiligo by Balneo PUVA treatment.

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Why is it important?

By clinical examination before and after Balneo PUVA therapy we recorded a marked increase of pigmentation in all treated patients for their vitiligo.

Perspectives

In the present study, we showed that the diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) may be suitable method to measure skin colour and the content of human skin melanin in vivo.

Professor Vladimir Hegyi
Institute of Clinical and Experimental Dermatovenereology

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This page is a summary of: An objective assessment of melanin in vitiligo skin treated with Balneo PUVA therapy, Skin Research and Technology, June 2013, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/srt.12092.
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