Comprehensive Textbook on Vitiligo

Vitiligo is a disorder having a significant impact in dark-skinned individuals. Along with the historical, cultural, and psychological aspects of the disease the multifactorial pathogenesis of this disorder is discussed in detail with special emphasis on the newer hypotheses proposed in the causation. Descriptions of the clinical aspects of the diseaseare supplemented with clinical photographs covering the latest therapeutic and surgical treatment options. Nonconventional treatmentssuch ascosmetic camouflage and tattooing are also discussed. Topics of controversy such as the role of diet, patient selection for surgery, and so on, are covered in depth. Key Features Discusses the recent advances in treatment Evidence-based approach Quality of life and psychological aspects covered Nonconventional treatment options included with practical tips on vitiligo surgery Controversial topics covered

SECTION I: THE BASICS OF VITILIGO Ch 1 History and Cultural Aspects of Vitiligo George Millington Ch 2 Definition, Epidemiology and Prevalence Ishmeet Kaur and Archana Singal Ch 3 Vitiligo: An Indian Scenario Sunil K. Gupta and Sandeep Kaur Ch 4 Basic Science Neha Kumar and S.N. Bhattacharya Ch 5 Etiopathogenesis Dario Didona, Biagio Didona, Giovanni Paolino, and Raffaele Dante Caposiena Caro SECTION II: CLINICAL PROFILE OF VITILIGO Ch 6 Classification of Vitiligo Vineet Relhan and Rubina Jassi Ch 7 Vitiligo Vulgaris Huma Jaffar and Aditi Manu Sobti Ch 8 Segmental Vitiligo Pooja Agarwal Ch 9 Acrofacial Vitiligo Rajesh Kumar and Neetu Bhari Ch 10 Mucosal Vitiligo A.S. Savitha, B.M. Shashikumar, and Reddy R. Raghunatha Reddy Ch 11 Leukotrichia in Vitiligo M. Ramesha Bhat and Jyothi Jayaraman Ch 12 Other Subtypes and Variants of Vitiligo Sam Shiyao Yang and Emily Yiping Gan Ch 13 Vitiligo and Associated Comorbidities Vibhu Mehndiratta and Anuja Yadav Ch 14 Repigmentation of Vitiligo B.B. Mahajan and Richa Nagpal Ch 15 Special Groups Ch 15.1 Vitiligo and Pregnancy Chander Grover and Prachi Desai Ch 15.2 Pediatric Vitiligo Sandipan Dhar and Sahana M. Srinivas Ch 15.3 Vitiligo and Immunodeficiency Chander Grover and Prachi Desai Ch 15.4 Vitiligo Onset in Late Age Chander Grover and Prachi Desai SECTION III: DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF VITILIGO Ch 16 Differential Diagnosis Hemant Kumar Kar and Gunjan Verma Ch 17 Noninvasive Tests Hemant Kumar Kar and Gunjan Verma Ch 18 Invasive Tests Hemant Kumar Kar and Gunjan Verma Ch 19 Assessment of the Disease Sneha Ghunawat Ch 20 Quality of Life Measures and Psychological Aspects in Vitiligo (Counseling and Support Groups Rashmi Sarkar and Shilpa Garg SECTION IV:TOPICAL TREATMENT FOR VITILIGO Ch 21 Topical Corticosteroids Deepika Pandhi and Vandana Kataria Ch 22 Topical Calcineurin Inhibitors Iffat Hassan and Safia Bashir Ch 23 Topical Vitamin D Analogs Mualla Polat and Özge Uzun Ch 24 Newer Agents for Topical Treatment Devinder Mohan Thappa and Malathi Munisamy Ch 25 Cosmetic Camouflage in Vitiligo Feroze Kaliyadan, Karalikkattil T. Ashique, and Ambika Kumar SECTION V: SYSTEMIC TREATMENT FOR VITILIGO Ch 26 Oral Corticosteroids Sanjeev Handa and Manju Daroach Ch 27 Other Immunosuppressive Agents in Vitiligo Sanjeev Handa and Manju Daroach Ch 28 Role of Antioxidants in Vitiligo Mehmet Yildirim, Selma Korkmaz, and Ijlal Erturan Ch 29 Newer Agents in Systemic Treatment Rachita Dhurat and Shilpi Agarwal SECTION VI: PHOTOTHERAPY AND LASERS Ch 30 UVA Therapy in Vitiligo Surabhi Dayal and Priyadarshini Sahu Ch 31 UVB Therapy in Vitiligo Surabhi Dayal and Priyadarshini Sahu Ch 32 Targeted Phototherapy Christopher Tzermias Ch 33 Lasers in Vitiligo Manjunath Shenoy, Ganesh S. Pai, and Anusha H. Pai SECTION VII: OTHER THERAPIES FOR VITILIGO Ch 34 Alternative Medicine in Vitiligo Including Home Remedies Bela J. Shah Ch 35 Depigmenting Agents Rashmi Kumari SECTION VIII: SURGICAL TREATMENT OF VITILIGO Ch 36Patient Evaluation and Expectation Assessment Venkataram Mysore, Madhulika Mhatre, and Revanta Saha Ch 37 Tissue Grafting Techniques Ch 37.1 Minigrafting Koushik Lahiri Ch 37.2 UltrathinSkin Grafting Imran Majid and Tasleem Arif Ch 37.3 SuctionBlister Grafting Somesh Gupta and Sanjay Singh Ch 37.4 The Epidermal Harvesting System (CelluTome™) for Stable Vitiligo Surgery Debdeep Mitra Ch 37.5 Flip-Top Technique And Smash Grafting Vineet Relhan and Sudhanshu Sharma Ch 37.6 Hair Follicle Transplant Kavish Chauhan Ch 37.7 Jodhpur Technique Dilip Kachhawa Ch 38CellularGrafting Techniques Ch 38.1Non-Cultured Epidermal Cell Suspension Thurakkal Salim Ch 38.2 Cultured Melanocyte Grafting Ravinder Kumar, Seema Rani, Naveed Pervaiz, and Davinder Parsad Ch 39Management of Difficult Vitiligo (Acral, Genital, Lips, Palms and Soles) Sanjeev Gupta and Swetalina Pradhan Ch 40 Microneedling in Vitiligo Vijay Zawar and Gayatri Karad Ch 41 PRP in Vitiligo Rajesh Kumar and Neetu Bhari Ch 42 Dermabrasion in Vitiligo B.B. Mahajan, Shweta, and Shashank Tyagi Ch 43Tattooing in Vitiligo Gurvinder P. Thami SECTION IX: MISCELLANEOUS Ch 44 Role of Diet in Vitiligo Rachita Misri and Khushbu Mahajan Ch 45Myths in Vitiligo Sneha Ghunawat and Neha Dubey

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