Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology

Systematic reviews on vitiligo

March 2021: This resource is now archived and no longer being updated.

We recommend the Epistemonikos database as a comprehensive, searchable database of systematic reviews. 

This page is a mapping by topic of systematic reviews on vitiligo, based on searches of PubMed and other sources. Links are given to the PubMed abstract, or the original publication if not in PubMed.

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Vitiligo

 

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Epidemiology and aetiology

Prevalence
 

Aetiology & risk factors
 

Co-morbidities
 

Diagnosis & evaluation
 

Disease impact & treatment cost-effectiveness
 

Topical treatments 

Topical corticosteroids
 

Topical calcineurin inhibitors
 

Topical vitamin D analogues
 

Topical pseudocatalase/dismutase superoxide
 

Topical 5-fluorouracil
 
Platelet-rich plasma
 

Topical melagenina
 
Topical Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors
 

Note: Other topical treatments used in combination therapies are included under "Phototherapy"


Systemic treatments

Oral corticosteroids
 

Oral levamisole
 

Oral ginkgo biloba
 

Oral antioxidants—vitamin E, Polypodium, L-phenylalanine, vitamin B12, folic acid & zinc sulphate
 

Azathioprine
 

Minocycline
 

 

JAK/STAT inhibitors
 

Note: Other oral treatments used in combination therapies are included under "Phototherapy"


Phototherapy (including combination therapies)

Phototherapy - sunlight
 

Phototherapy - broadband UVB
 

Phototherapy - narrowband UVB
 

Phototherapy - monochromatic excimer lamp (UVB)
 

Phototherapy - lasers
 

Phototherapy – UVA
 

Phototherapy – topical PUVA (psoralen plus UVA)
 

Phototherapy – oral PUVA (psoralen plus UVA) & PUVAsol
 

Phototherapy - topical khellin plus UVA
 

Surgical interventions

Cultured cellular transplantation
 

Non-cultured cellular transplantation
 

Punch grafts/mini-grafts
 

Blister grafts
 

Split-thickness grafts
 

Needling
 

Laser ablation — Er-YAG & fractional CO2 lasers
 

Other treatments

Psychological & educational
 

Chinese herbal medicine
 

Complementary & alternative therapies and dietary
 

 

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