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Vitiligo Symptoms

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•Last Updated: October 13, 2024

Vitiligo symptoms are associated with patchy loss of skin coloring. Areas of body commonly affected include the hands, face, and genitals. Vitiligo can also cause premature greying of hair, and loss of color inside the mouth and other mucus membranes.

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Last Updated:October 13, 2024

138 participants in 4 trials

Examine Evidence Grades

Examine Database: Vitiligo Symptoms

B

Small Improvement

Phlebodium aureum

D

No effect

C

Moderate Improvement

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Intervention	Grade	Effect	Detail
Ginkgo Biloba	B
Phlebodium aureum	D
Kutki	C
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Superoxide dismutase for the treatment of vitiligo

In this systematic review of 8 randomized controlled trials in 297 participants with vitiligo, there was little evidence that superoxide dismutase improved vitiligo symptoms.

The role of compound glycyrrhizin in the treatment of vitiligo

Examine Database References

Phlebodium aureum - Middelkamp-Hup MA, Bos JD, Rius-Diaz F, Gonzalez S, Westerhof WTreatment of vitiligo vulgaris with narrow-band UVB and oral Polypodium leucotomos extract: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled studyJ Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol.(2007 Aug)
Ginkgo Biloba - Parsad D, Pandhi R, Juneja AEffectiveness of oral Ginkgo biloba in treating limited, slowly spreading vitiligoClin Exp Dermatol.(2003 May)
Ginkgo Biloba - Orest Szczurko, Neil Shear, Anna Taddio, Heather BoonGinkgo biloba for the treatment of vitilgo vulgaris: an open label pilot clinical trialBMC Complement Altern Med.(2011 Mar 15)
Kutki - Bedi KL, Zutshi U, Chopra CL, Amla VPicrorhiza kurroa, an ayurvedic herb, may potentiate photochemotherapy in vitiligoJ Ethnopharmacol.(1989 Dec)