Tacrolimus improves vitiligo in small study. (Preliminary Results).

Publication: Skin & Allergy News

Publication Date: 01-DEC-01

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COPYRIGHT 2001 International Medical News Group

ANAHEIM, CALIF. -- One patient experienced 100% clearance of vitiligo and several others had significant improvement when they were treated with topical tacrolimus, Dr. Pearl Grimes reported at the American Academy of Dermatology's Academy 2001 meeting.

Testing tacrolimus, a topical immunomodulator that inhibits the synthesis and release of cytokines,...

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