{"id":753,"date":"2026-07-31T16:07:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T08:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitiligo.skinmedical.com.hk\/keypoints\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:02:16","slug":"keypoints","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vitiligo.skinmedical.com.hk\/en\/keypoints\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitiligo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-d10da223\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-d10da223\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-66-66p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-3b093b30\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-3b093b30\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-3b093b30\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-2cb842b6\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-2cb842b6\"><h2><span style=\"color: #808080;\">What is Vitiligo?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-c7f00471\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-c7f00471\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-b95cbbef\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-b95cbbef\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-b95cbbef\"><div class=\"vce vce-separator-container vce-separator--align-center vce-separator--style-solid\" id=\"el-2a3c50b5\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-2a3c50b5\"><div class=\"vce-separator vce-separator--color-bfc0c1 vce-separator--width-100 vce-separator--thickness-1\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border padding background  el-2a3c50b5\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-10 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-8a3fa587\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-8a3fa587\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-22p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-4b78ae90\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-4b78ae90\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-4b78ae90\"><div class=\"vce-single-image-container vce-single-image--align-center\"><div class=\"vce vce-single-image-wrapper\" id=\"el-21c33d51\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-21c33d51\"><figure><div class=\"vce-single-image-figure-inner\" style=\"width: 225px;\"><div class=\"vce-single-image-inner vce-single-image--absolute\" style=\"width: 100%; padding-bottom: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"vce-single-image\"  width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vitiligo.skinmedical.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo-1598255417985-3f503fc36f0e-e1626416735348-225x225.jpg 225w\" src=\"https:\/\/vitiligo.skinmedical.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo-1598255417985-3f503fc36f0e-e1626416735348-225x225.jpg\" data-img-src=\"https:\/\/vitiligo.skinmedical.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photo-1598255417985-3f503fc36f0e-e1626416735348.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"79\"  alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div><figcaption hidden=\"\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-78p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-83773883\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-83773883\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-83773883\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-7431ea41\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-7431ea41\"><h3><span style=\"color: #756464;\">Vitiligo: Causes, Types, Diagnosis and Evidence-Based Treatment<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-263b47a7\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-263b47a7\"><ul>\n \t<span style=\"color: #756464;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #756464;\">Vitiligo is a chronic autoimmune condition in which the pigment-producing cells (melanocytes) are destroyed, leaving well-defined milky-white patches. It is not contagious and not a cancer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #756464;\">It affects roughly 0.5\u20132% of people worldwide, and around 0.5% in Chinese population studies \u2014 an estimated 35,000\u201340,000 people in Hong Kong.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/span><\/ul>\n<ul>\n \t<span style=\"color: #756464;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #756464;\">There are two main forms: non-segmental (about 85% of cases, symmetrical, may progress unpredictably) and segmental (one-sided, early onset, stabilises quickly, responds well to surgery).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #756464;\">Effective treatment exists. The three goals are to stop it spreading, restore pigment, and prevent relapse.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #756464;\">A topical JAK-inhibitor cream is now registered in Hong Kong for non-segmental vitiligo involving the face, alongside established options such as narrowband UVB, 308 nm excimer, topical calcineurin inhibitors and grafting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #756464;\">Repigmentation is slow. Expect a minimum of 3\u20136 months before judging any treatment, and 12\u201324 months for a full result.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/span><\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-389f0f83\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-389f0f83\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-d575ab5c\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-d575ab5c\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-d575ab5c\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-ae55f664\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-ae55f664\"><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #756464;\">What is vitiligo?<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-87c3b62f\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-87c3b62f\"><p><span style=\"color: #756464;\">Vitiligo is an acquired condition in which melanocytes \u2014 the cells that make pigment \u2014 are progressively destroyed by the body's own immune system. Where those cells are lost, the affected area turns chalky or milky white.<\/span><\/p><p><br><span style=\"color: #756464;\">The mechanism is now well understood. Melanocytes under stress release signals that attract cytotoxic T-cells. Those T-cells produce interferon-gamma, which drives a chemokine loop (CXCL9 and CXCL10) that recruits still more T-cells to the area. Interferon-\u03b3\u2013driven immune pathways and downstream JAK-STAT signalling have been implicated in melanocyte destruction in vitiligo, and this mechanistic understanding has driven interest in JAK inhibitors as potential disease-modifying agents. This is why the newer treatments work, and why they represent a real change from the era of steroids and sunlight.<\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #756464;\">Importantly, a reservoir of immature melanocytes survives in the hair follicle. Repigmentation happens when those cells are coaxed out of the follicle, multiply, and migrate outwards \u2014 which is why returning colour often appears first as small dots around hair openings, and why areas with few follicles (fingertips, lips) are the hardest to treat.<\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #756464;\">What vitiligo is not: it is not infectious, not caused by diet, not caused by \"toxins\" or bad hygiene, and not a form of cancer. It is not caused by anything you did.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-05b5ebcd\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-05b5ebcd\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-05b5ebcd\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-79c191d3\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-79c191d3\"><h4><span style=\"color: #756464;\">How common is vitiligo?<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-99650f1c\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-99650f1c\"><p><span style=\"color: #756464;\">Vitiligo affects over 65 million people worldwide. Men and women are affected equally, although women and parents of affected children tend to seek assessment earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-106ecb42\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-106ecb42\"><table style=\"border: 1pt solid #756464; width: 447px;\" cellspacing=\"3\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 146.35pt; border: solid #756464 1.0pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 21.0pt; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; text-align: center; margin: 0cm;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei',sans-serif; color: #756464;\">Population<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 189.1pt; border: solid #756464 1.0pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 21.0pt; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; text-align: center; margin: 0cm;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei',sans-serif; color: #756464;\">Reported prevalence<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 146.35pt; border: solid #756464 1.0pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 21.0pt; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; text-align: center; margin: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei',sans-serif; color: #756464;\">Worldwide<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 189.1pt; border: solid #756464 1.0pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 21.0pt; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; text-align: center; margin: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei',sans-serif; color: #756464;\">0.5% \u2013 2%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 146.35pt; border: solid #756464 1.0pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 21.0pt; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; text-align: center; margin: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei',sans-serif; color: #756464;\">Chinese population surveys<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 189.1pt; border: solid #756464 1.0pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 21.0pt; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; text-align: center; margin: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei',sans-serif; color: #756464;\">approximately 0.5%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 146.35pt; border: solid #756464 1.0pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 21.0pt; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; text-align: center; margin: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei',sans-serif; color: #756464;\">Hong Kong (estimated)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 189.1pt; border: solid #756464 1.0pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 21.0pt; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; text-align: center; margin: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei',sans-serif; color: #756464;\">approximately 35,000 \u2013 40,000 people<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 146.35pt; border: solid #756464 1.0pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 21.0pt; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; text-align: center; margin: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei',sans-serif; color: #756464;\">Onset before age 20<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 189.1pt; border: solid #756464 1.0pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 21.0pt; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; text-align: center; margin: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei',sans-serif; color: #756464;\">about half of all cases<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 146.35pt; border: solid #756464 1.0pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 21.0pt; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; text-align: center; margin: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei',sans-serif; color: #756464;\">Onset before age 10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 189.1pt; border: solid #756464 1.0pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 21.0pt; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; text-align: center; margin: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei',sans-serif; color: #756464;\">about one quarter of cases<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-92c93a4c\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-92c93a4c\"><p><span style=\"color: #756464;\">There is no robust Hong Kong prevalence study; the local figure above is an extrapolation from Chinese population data and should be read as an estimate. What is clear is that in Fitzpatrick type III\u2013IV skin \u2014 the majority in Hong Kong \u2014 the contrast between affected and unaffected areas is far more visible than in fair-skinned populations. The measured impact on quality of life is correspondingly higher, and this is a legitimate medical reason to treat, not a cosmetic afterthought.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-8a2547b0\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-8a2547b0\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-19904741\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-19904741\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-19904741\"><div class=\"vce-single-image-container vce-single-image--align-center\"><div class=\"vce vce-single-image-wrapper\" id=\"el-50a5e3a4\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-50a5e3a4\"><figure><div class=\"vce-single-image-figure-inner\" style=\"width: 1024px;\"><div class=\"vce-single-image-inner vce-single-image--absolute\" style=\"width: 100%; padding-bottom: 50.7812%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"vce-single-image\"  width=\"1024\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vitiligo.skinmedical.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/vitiligo_classification-1024x521.png 1024w, https:\/\/vitiligo.skinmedical.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/vitiligo_classification-2048x1041.png 2x, https:\/\/vitiligo.skinmedical.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vitiligo_classification-320x163.png 320w, https:\/\/vitiligo.skinmedical.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vitiligo_classification-480x244.png 480w, https:\/\/vitiligo.skinmedical.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vitiligo_classification-800x406.png 800w\" src=\"https:\/\/vitiligo.skinmedical.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/vitiligo_classification-1024x521.png\" data-img-src=\"https:\/\/vitiligo.skinmedical.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/vitiligo_classification.png\" data-attachment-id=\"82\"  alt=\"\" title=\"vitiligo_classification\" \/><\/div><\/div><figcaption hidden=\"\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-e2411752\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-e2411752\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-65b67135\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-65b67135\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-65b67135\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-29e25597\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-29e25597\"><p><span style=\"line-height: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">Reference:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n \t<span style=\"line-height: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">\n<li><span style=\"line-height: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\"> Ezzedine K, et al. Revised classification\/nomenclature of vitiligo. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2012 \u2014 VGICC consensus, basis of the classification section.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">Eleftheriadou V, et al. British Association of Dermatologists guidelines for the management of people with vitiligo. Br J Dermatol. 2022.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">Seneschal J, Ta\u00efeb A, et al. European Dermatology Forum \/ EADV vitiligo guideline (most recent update).<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">Rosmarin D, et al. Two Phase 3, Randomized, Controlled Trials of Ruxolitinib Cream for Vitiligo. N Engl J Med. 2022 \u2014 TRuE-V1 and TRuE-V2.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">Passeron T, Prajapati V, Sivamani R, et al. Efficacy and safety of upadacitinib in adolescents and adults for treatment of non-segmental vitiligo: results of two phase 3 studies (Viti-Up). Presented at the 2026 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting, March 27\u201331, 2026, Denver, CO.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">China Medical System Holdings. New Drug Application of ruxolitinib phosphate cream for vitiligo approved by the Pharmacy &amp; Poisons Board of Hong Kong, 4 November 2024.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">Cavali\u00e9 M, et al. Maintenance therapy of adult vitiligo with 0.1% tacrolimus ointment: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. J Invest Dermatol. 2015.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">Bae JM, et al. Phototherapy for vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Dermatol. 2017.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">Middelkamp-Hup MA, et al. Treatment of vitiligo vulgaris with narrow-band UVB and oral Polypodium leucotomos extract: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2007.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #756464; font-size: 12pt;\">Hong Kong Drug Office, Department of Health \u2014 search the local registration status of any medicine mentioned.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<p>\n<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Vitiligo? Vitiligo: Causes, Types, Diagnosis and Evidence-Based Treatment Vitiligo is a chronic autoimmune condition in which the pigment-producing cells (melanocytes) are destroyed, leaving well-defined milky-white patches. It is not contagious and not a cancer. 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