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Vitiligo is one of the most common cutaneous disorders. Great numbers of affected patients suffer from the high stigmatizing impact of this disease. Up to now, clinical guidelines for the treatment of vitiligo were non-existent. In order to fill this void, this textbook defines and gives a complete overview of the disease, both regarding the classification of differential diagnosis as well as the treatment. Written by the most authoritative experts in the field, all therapy recommendations are based on new evidence-based guidelines. It includes case studies with illustrations before and after the treatment in order to demonstrate the treatment success. This textbook will be a valuable resource for all physicians who are seeing patients with this disease.

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Although vitiligo has traditionally been very difficult to treat, a new breakthrough surgical treatment is expanding options for practitioners and patients.

Standard treatments depend on the severity of the condition and the patient's feelings of disfigurement. Cover-up cosmetics work well for some people. Other more sophisticated forms of treatment include gradually developing color back in the depigmented areas (repigmentation) by PUVA or other ultraviolet light treatments, but this is extremely slow and intensive, often requiring several hundred treatments.

This new form of treatment, which involves surgically transplanting melanocytes into the white areas, is most successful in patients with stable vitiligo over less than 30% of their body surface area. It complements medical therapies in achieving complete and sustained repigmentation and is rapidly gaining popularity in all major centers.

This is the first book available which describes this major advance in detail. Written by the international leaders who pioneered this treatment it explains the new treatment of surgically transplanting melanocytes into the affected areas of the skin to provide dermatologists and surgeons with the latest state-of-the-art information. ... Read more

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When I consult clients on vitiligo in my traditional naturopathic capacity, I have a unique perspective, for I'm a person who has struggled with the physical, emotional and psychological aspects of vitiligo that only a person who has the disease can fully understand. When I say to my clients, I know what you're going through, I really mean it. ... Read more

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Back in the late 90's I was singing in the church choirs giving God all my talents and gifts.I would see people visiting the church who had Vitiligo, I would go up to them introduce myself and give them a hug.Because I know what they've been going through.People always approach me,askingme how was I able to walk around without the makeup on.I let them know that It'sGod working in me, He's the one whose keeping me, Protecting us.We can't do anything without him. Once when I was at the YMCA and a lady run from behind her counter telling me about her Vitiligo and how she can't deal with it.One day a total stranger approached me telling me about his problem with dating and Vitiligo.I have a friend who has a neighbor who both her and her husband have Vitiligo. I'm always encouraging people, letting them know they can make it. Once I was at the gas station, getting my inspection ticker and an older man was just setting there. I never saw him even look up at me, he just started talking to me, saying, my daughter in law has what you have, I said what's that.He said that, I said oh Vitiligo?He said, my son wants to take his wife out to dinner and to a movie, but she won't go out of the house.

There are people all over the world who are struggling, refusing to remove their makeup, hiding in their closets, behind closed doors because they're so afraid of what people will say about them. It wasn't until I started to sell my book when all the pieces started to come together.It was all the feed back that I was getting back from the people who had read my book that made me realize that all the pain that I went through was not for me, but it was for your pain.The Lord had told me to write this book two years ago. The Lord was preparing me some forty-two years ago.This book was wrote for you, and your pain not mine.The Lord has brought me through all of this to help somebody else. It never was about me, it's always been about you and your pain.

God Bless you.

Norene L. Willis ... Read more

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In March 2001, the National Institutes of Health issued the following warning: "The number of Web sites offering health-related resources grows every day. Many sites provide valuable information, while others may have information that is unreliable or misleading."Furthermore, because of the rapid increase in Internet-based information, many hours can be wasted searching, selecting, and printing.This book was created for medical professionals, students, and members of the general public who want to conduct medical research using the most advanced tools available and spending the least amount of time doing so. ... Read more

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This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to vitiligo (also Depigmentation; Hypomelanosis; Leukoderma), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on vitiligo. Given patients' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, chapters include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms. ... Read more

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I am embarking on researching Vitiligo - my 9 year old daughter has been diagnosed with this condition.Evidently, little is known about its cause or cure.I am hoping to learn more, and evidently the best way to do so is to simply spend time researching online.

Parker's book was a result of a computer program automatically running searches on the subject.Using this method, he has written a bunch of these "official" books.Here is the link to "He Wrote 200,000 Books (but Computers Did Some of the Work)
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This book aims to provide information on the application of microskin grafting to repigmentation of vitiligo, effectively economising the procedure and offering a quick surgical practice. The procedure will be illustrated in an extensive selection of images to offer the physician a thorough education in the technique so they may carry out the process safely, efficiently and with confidence. This atlas will focus on the surgical procedure, but special attention will also be given to regional anesthesia techniques which will also work as postoperative analgesia for the donor site discomfort and burning.

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Scaling new heights in the literature on vitiligo, this reference comprehensively informs medical practitioners, researchers, and students of all aspects and approaches to this common skin disorder-offering key updates on basic and clinical research as well as invaluable professional guidelines from authors affiliated with the most esteemed dermatological institutes worldwide. ... Read more

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Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. Provides the dermatologist with a sound base of clinical wisdom and key scientific findings from which to make a diagnosis and management plan. Includes sections on the definition of vitiligo, a complete description of its clinical manifestations, and physiological changes. DNLM: Vitiligo--diagnosis. ... Read more

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I want to get information about vitiligo.I have a vitiligo myself. ... Read more

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2nd edition, 2006, 223 pages,, Covering the author's 50 years of experience: A safe, effective therapy for many: the Folic Acid Story; The role of Vitamin C, B6, E, D; The action of V B12, Minerals; Oxidative Stress; the diet factor ... Read more

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Vitiligo causes white patches to appear on the skin in different parts of the body. Learn who is affected, other symptoms, including emotional and psychological aspects, treatment options, and more. ... Read more

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Vitiligo (pronounced vit-ill-EYE-go) is a pigmentation disorder in which melanocytes (the cells that make pigment) in the skin are destroyed. As a result, white patches appear on the skin in different parts of the body. Similar patches also appear on both the mucous membranes (tissues that line the inside of the mouth and nose) and the retina (inner layer of the eyeball). The hair that grows on areas affected by vitiligo sometimes turns white. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Vitiligois a chronic disorder that causes depigmentation in patches of skin. It occurs when the melanocytes, the cells responsible for skin pigmentation which are derived from the neural crest, die or are unable to function. The precise pathogenesis, or cause, of vitiligo is complex and not yet fully understood. There is some evidence suggesting it is caused by a combination of autoimmune, genetic, and environmental factors. It is also common in people with thyroid disorders. The population incidence worldwide is considered to be less than 1 percent. Non-segmental vitiligo has a greater prevalence than the disorder's other form(s). ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Skin & Allergy News, published by International Medical News Group on November 1, 2002. The length of the article is 382 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: UVB phototherapy shines in vitiligo treatment. (Most Patients Need More than 20 Sessions).
Author: Robert Finn
Publication: Skin & Allergy News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2002
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 33Issue: 12Page: 26(1)

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This digital document is an article from Semana, published by Spanish Publications, Inc. on July 17, 1997. The length of the article is 1014 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: ¿Por qué Michael se volvió blanco? (el cantante Michael Jackson dice que sufre una enfermedad de la piel llamada vitiligo)(TT: Why did Michael transform himself into a white man?) (TA: pop star Michael Jackson suffers from a rare skin disorder called vitiligo)
Publication: Semana (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 17, 1997
Publisher: Spanish Publications, Inc.
Volume: v4Issue: n230Page: p20(1)

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This digital document is an article from Skin & Allergy News, published by International Medical News Group on September 1, 2002. The length of the article is 567 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Vitiligo treatments outside U.S. run the gamut. (Copper, Prostaglandin, Calcipotriol).
Author: Kathryn DeMott
Publication: Skin & Allergy News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2002
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 33Issue: 9Page: 27(1)

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Inspite of tremendous amount of research in the field of leucoderma (vitiligo) during the last few decades, most of the patients and general public still consider that leucoderma is an incurable disease. This is probably due to lack of knowledge and paucity of literature available to general public specially to patients.This book describes the different ways of presentation of leucoderma at different places of body with details of different treatments available for treating the disease. Written in a simple language with lots of photographs taken by the author himself. The expected natural course and etiopathogenic mechanism for development of leucoderma has also been described in detail. The book has been divided into 12 chapters. The book will undoubtedly serve the educational need of all those who wish to know about leucoderma specially the general public and the patients suffering from leucoderma/vitiligo. It may also be useful to practicing dermatologists, physicians and postgraduate students. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Skin & Allergy News, published by International Medical News Group on December 1, 2003. The length of the article is 674 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Genetic susceptibility locus found for vitiligo: links documented with five diseases.(Clinical Rounds)
Author: Bruce Jancin
Publication: Skin & Allergy News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2003
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 34Issue: 12Page: 28(1)

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