TY - BOOK AU - Rana Fathy Abdelfattah AU - Akmal Saad Hassan , AU - Olfat Gamel Shaker , AU - Sherine Abdalla Sobeih , TI - Oral corticosteroids versus narrow-band UVB in the treatment of vitiligo : : A comparative study / PY - 2013/// CY - Cairo : PB - Rana Fathy Abdelfattah , KW - BFGF KW - ICAM KW - NB-UVB N1 - Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Dermatology and Venerology; Issued also as CD N2 - The pathogenesis of vitiligo is complex and not yet fully understood, but it is believed to involve a combination of autoimmune, genetic, and environmental factors. Available treatment options for vitiligo include narrow band UVB (NB-UVB) and psoralens +UVA. Oral steroids have been reported to be effective in the treatment of vitiligo. Basic fibroblast growth factoe (bFGF), a melanocyte mitogen and intercellular UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -