Suggest Treatment For Vitiligo

Posted on Mon, 4 Jan 2016

Question: I have vitiligo with white patches on face a s other parts of body. Also my cortisol level had come down to 1.2 and hence doctor has advised omnicortel for 6 weeks.
Would omnicortel also help in vitiligo.
Regards. ...XXXX

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
An image would be helpful.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

It would really be appreciable if you could attach an image of the skin patches. I would like to know if the diagnosis has been confirmed by a dermatologist. You can use the facility on the upper right of the page and upload the image. Based on it I can suggest if Omnicortel would be the right thing to use. It is a steroid and short term use can often be useful. But I doubt if the 6 week treatment is required. If the patches are due to pityriasis versicolor, omnicortel can be initially helpfu but some antifungal should be needed alongside. If the patches are due to vitiligo, omnicortel would only be partially effective and other modalities like phototherapy might be essential. Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease and might be hard to treat. I would wait for you to upload the image so that I can help you properly.

Hope that helps.

Regards
Dr. Kunal Saha

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