NB-UVB plus oral Polypodium leucotomos extract display higher efficacy than NB-UVB alone in patients with vitiligo.
- 2021-02-05
- RCT · n = 21
- Dermatologic therapy 34(2)
- Alessia Pacifico
- Giovanni Damiani
- Paolo Iacovelli
- Rosalynn R Z Conic
- Salvador Gonzalez
- Aldo Morrone
- PubMed: 33433041
- DOI: 10.1111/dth.14776
- High evidence
- Clinical
Our results demonstrated that oral PL combined with NB-UVB improved repigmentation as well as increased the response rate compared with patients treated with NB-UVB alone (47.8% vs 22%).
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Moderate
- Significant
- Yes
- Dose
- 480 mg twice daily