The Effectiveness and Safety of Oral N‐Acetylcysteine in Combination With Narrow‐Band Ultraviolet B (NB‐UVB) Phototherapy Compared With NB‐UVB Phototherapy Alone in the Treatment of Vitiligo: A Pilot Study

Vitiligo is an autoimmune skin disease, characterized by depigmented patches over skin. Numerous studies have been conducted to identify the most effective treatment for this condition. Based on high rate of oxidative stress in pathogenesis of vitiligo, antioxidant treatments like N‐acetylcysteine (NAC) is suggested. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral NAC in combination with narrow‐band UVB (NB‐UVB) phototherapy, comparing it to NB‐UVB therapy alone in treating patients with generalized vitiligo.

• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  Health Science Reports

• Publication date

  2025-11-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1002/hsr2.71467PMID 41234378PMCID 12605970
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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