Effect of narrow-band ultraviolet B on the serum of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in vitiligo patients.

Hassan M IbrahimMoustafa El TaiebZeinab El GamelAbdel Rahman El Saied

Published in: Journal of cosmetic dermatology (2018)

Cumulative doses of NB-UVB therapy improve low vitamin D levels in patients with vitiligo, which might have a significant role in NB-UVB-induced repigmentation and may contribute to its therapeutic efficacy but further studies with larger sample size are needed to prove the complete mechanisms of NB-UVB-induced pigmentations and vitamin D in vitiligo.

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