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Suffer From Vitiligo. Need Help
Sir i am suffering from vitiligo at the age of 12 then i was get treated from VSS medical college Burla Sambalpur again after along year back i am sufering from the same and now i am under the medication of Dr Dilip N. Prasad Ranchi . He visited to Sambalpur from 8th to 14th of every month but now I m not satisfied with his treatment & I have no time & not finacially so sound to get treatment at outside odisha so can u please suggest me what can i do now. My mail ID is
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Sat, 4 May 2013
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Hi,
Thanks for writing in.
Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease with no satisfactory treatment.
Best treatment option is photo therapy .
It can be PUVA therapy or NBUVB therapy.
You need to take either of this at clinic basis or home basis.
Your doctor will guide you accordingly.
Hope this helps.
Regards
DR Sudarshan
MD
Dermatology
Thanks for writing in.
Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease with no satisfactory treatment.
Best treatment option is photo therapy .
It can be PUVA therapy or NBUVB therapy.
You need to take either of this at clinic basis or home basis.
Your doctor will guide you accordingly.
Hope this helps.
Regards
DR Sudarshan
MD
Dermatology
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