This chapter summarizes the efficacy of NB-UVB monotherapy for vitiligo and notes that patients treated with tacrolimus showed significantly better repigmentation.
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November 2011 in “Photodermatology Photoimmunology & Photomedicine”
This study found that narrowband UVB phototherapy alone is not very effective for severe alopecia areata, with improved responses noted primarily in patients also receiving corticosteroid injections.
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June 2019 in “Archives of Dermatological Research”
This study found that both topical calcipotriol and narrowbandultravioletBphototherapy improved hair regrowth and vitamin D3 levels in alopecia areata patients.
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November 2008 in “Pediatric Dermatology”
This study observed that phototherapy is an effective and well-tolerated treatment for childhood dermatoses, particularly for psoriasis and pityriasis lichenoides chronica.
This systematic review found that light and laser therapies, including excimer and erbium-glass lasers, generally increase hair density and diameter in various types of alopecia, with particularly notable effects in androgenic alopecia but limited efficacy in telogen effluvium.