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  1. Vitiligo - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Vitiligo (vit-ih-LIE-go) is a disease that causes loss of skin color in patches. The discolored areas usually get bigger with time. The condition can affect ...

  2. Vitiligo - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Therapies. Light therapy. Phototherapy with narrow band ultraviolet B (UVB) has been shown to stop or slow the progression of active vitiligo. It ...

  3. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding vitiligo

    Vitiligo is a rare condition in which the skin loses melanin, the pigment that determines skin, hair and eye color. Vitiligo occurs when the cells that produce ...

  4. Vitiligo - Doctors and departments - Mayo Clinic

    Mayo Clinic has one of the largest and most experienced practices in the United States, with campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota. Staff skilled in dozens ...

  5. White patch on skin: A cause for concern? - Mayo Clinic

    Treatment may include antifungal creams or shampoos. Other skin diseases, including psoriasis and vitiligo, also may cause patchy discoloration of the skin.

  6. Methoxsalen (Oral Route) Proper Use - Mayo Clinic

    For vitiligo: Adults and children 12 years of age and over—20 milligrams (mg) per day taken two to four hours before ultraviolet light A (UVA) exposure ...

  7. Trioxsalen (Oral Route) Proper Use - Mayo Clinic

    For vitiligo: Adults and children 12 years of age and over—20 to 40 milligrams (mg) taken two to four hours before ultraviolet light A (UVA) exposure. This ...

  8. Methoxsalen (Oral Route) Description and Brand Names - Mayo Clinic

    It is used along with ultraviolet light (found in sunlight and some special lamps) in a treatment called PUVA to treat vitiligo, a disease in which skin ...

  9. Ultraviolet Light Offers Benefits for Some Skin Conditions - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Vitiligo, a loss of skin pigment that often appears as white blotches on the skin; Eczema; Persistent itching (pruritus); Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, a rare ...

  10. Dermatology - Doctors - Mayo Clinic

    ... Vitiligo, Dermatitis, Rosacea, Pigmentation disorder, Telogen effluvium, Telangiectasia disorder, Tinea versicolor, Vasculitis, Vascular malformation ...