Comprehensive Textbook on Vitiligo

Editor in Chief: Vineet Relhan, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaEditor: Vijay Kumar Garg, MD, Senior Professor and Head, Department of Dermatology, Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaEditor: Sneha Ghunawat, MD, Consultant Dermatologist, Columbia Asia Hospital and Meraki Skin Clinic, Gurugram, IndiaEditor: Khushbu Mahajan, MD, Consultant Dermatologist, Kubba Skin Clinic and Mahajan Skin Centre, Delhi, India

• SECTION I: THE BASICS OF VITILIGOCh 1 History and Cultural Aspects of VitiligoCh 2 Definition, Epidemiology, and PrevalenceCh 3 Vitiligo: An Indian ScenarioCh 4 Basic ScienceCh 5 EtiopathogenesisSECTION II: CLINICAL PROFILE OF VITILIGOCh 6 Classification of VitiligoCh 7 Vitiligo VulgarCh 8 Segmental VitiligoCh 9 Acrofacial VitiligoCh 10 Mucosal VitiligoCh 11 Leukotrichia in VitiligoCh 12 Other Subtypes and Variants of VitiligoCh 13 Vitiligo and Associated ComorbiditiesCh 14 Repigmentation in VitiligoCh 15 Special GroupsCh 15.1 Vitiligo and PregnancyCh 15.2 Pediatric VitiligoCh 15.3 Vitiligo and ImmunodeficiencyCh 15.4 Vitiligo Onset in Late AgeSECTION III: DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF VITILIGOCh 16 Differential DiagnosisCh 17 Noninvasive TestsCh 18 Invasive TestsCh 19 Assessment of the DiseaseCh 20 Quality of Life Measures and Psychological Aspects in Vitiligo (Counseling and Support Groups)SECTION IV: TOPICAL TREATMENT FOR VITILIGOCh 21 Topical CorticosteroidsCh 22 Topical Calcineurin InhibitorsCh 23 Topical Vitamin D AnalogsCh 24 Newer Agents for Topical TreatmentCh 25 Cosmetic Camouflage in VitiligoSECTION V: SYSTEMIC TREATMENT FOR VITILIGOCh 26 Oral CorticosteroidsCh 27 Other Immunosuppressive Agents in VitiligoCh 28 Role of Antioxidants in VitiligoCh 29 Newer Agents in Systemic TreatmentSECTION VI: PHOTOTHERAPY AND LASERSCh 30 UVA Therapy in VitiligoCh 31 UVB Therapy in VitiligoCh 32 Targeted PhototherapyCh 33 Lasers in VitiligoSECTION VII: OTHER THERAPIES FOR VITILIGOCh 34 Alternative Medicine in Vitiligo Including Home RemediesCh 35 Depigmenting AgentsSECTION VIII: SURGICAL TREATMENT OF VITILIGOCh 36 Surgical Treatment: Patient Evaluation and Expectation AssessmentCh 37 Tissue Grafting TechniquesCh 37.1 MinigraftingCh 37.2 Ultrathin Skin GraftingCh 37.3 Suction Blister GraftingCh 37.4 The Epidermal Harvesting System (CelluTome™) for Stable Vitiligo SurgeryCh 37.5 Flip-Top Technique and Smash GraftingCh 37.6 Hair Follicle TransplantCh 37.7 Johhpur TechniqueCh 38 Cellular Grafting TechniquesCh 38.1 Non-Cultured Epidermal Cell SuspensionCh 38.2 Cultured Melanocyte GraftingCh 39 Management of Difficult Vitiligo (Acral, Genital, Lips, Palms, and Soles)Ch 40 Microneedling in VitiligoCh 41 PRP in VitiligoCh 42 Dermabrasion in VitiligoCh 43 Tattooing in VitiligoSECTION IX: MISCELLANEOUSCh 44 Role of Diet in VitiligoCh 45 Myths in Vitiligo