What medicine does vitiligo have to treat

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I am a vitiligo patient, sick nearly a year, has been actively in treatment, disease control is very good, day shift area is getting smaller and smaller, the color has become pale. So today I'd like to introduce to you what kind of medicine is used to treat vitiligo.

What medicine does vitiligo have to treat

First, the commonly used drugs for vitiligo are glucocorticoids: because glucocorticoids can inhibit the excessive immune response of vitiligo on the one hand, and can also directly act on melanocytes to promote the synthesis of melanin and induce polychromism, they are the first-line treatment drugs for vitiligo. Facial vitiligo best use weak effect glucocorticoids such as mometasone furoate or hydrocortisone butyrate. And need to pay attention to folliculitis, telangiectasia, skin atrophy and other side effects. For patients with rapid development and wide area, small dose of oral glucocorticoid can be considered; for patients with stable period, external glucocorticoid is mainly used.

Second, commonly used drugs for vitiligo calcineurin inhibitors: the mechanism of action of the drug is to inhibit the abnormal immune function of vitiligo local T cells, tacrolimus, pimecrolimus are commonly used drugs. The study found that 0. 1% tacrolimus ointment in the treatment of vitiligo, the improvement rate reached 86. 7% in the face and neck. External use of calcineurin inhibitors is a very effective treatment for vitiligo, and good safety.

Third, the drugs commonly used in vitiligo are anti peroxides: its effect is to inhibit the production of epidermal peroxide, eliminate excessive accumulation of H2O2 in the epidermis, and reduce the damage of oxygen free radicals to melanocytes. Vitiligo commonly used drugs are vitamin D and its derivatives: its role is to induce normal differentiation of epidermal cells, inhibit excessive proliferation of keratinocytes, inhibit the release of inflammatory mediators, adjust local immune function, for the treatment of vitiligo effect is good. The commonly used drugs for vitiligo are corticosteroids, which can reduce skin inflammation, adjust local immune function, improve the stress ability of patients to harmful stimulation, reduce the release of cytotoxic substances, and improve microcirculation.

matters needing attention

Vitiligo diet to pay attention to the following points, do not need a wide range of taboos, usually eat more contains tyrosine and minerals of food, meat (cattle, rabbits, pigs lean meat), animal liver, eggs (eggs, duck eggs, quail eggs), milk (milk, yogurt), vegetables (fresh vegetables, and radish, eggplant, winter bamboo shoots, fungus, kelp, etc.) beans (soybeans, peas, mung beans, bean products ）Peanuts, black sesame, walnuts, raisins, snails, clams and other shellfish. Meanwhile, avoid chili, wine, beer or Baijiu, and tomatoes, because tomatoes contain lots of vitamin C. Vitamin C can interrupt the synthesis of melanin and prevent the regeneration of melanin. Other foods containing more vitamin C, such as orange, grapefruit, apricot, hawthorn, cherry, kiwi, strawberry, Bayberry and so on, should be eaten less or not.