None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: 5-Flurouracil(5-FU): Patients having IGH lesions distributed over various sites of body will be included in the study. 150 patients will be included in the study after considering vario
Sponsors
Dept of Dermatology th floor INHS Asvini Colaba Mumbai Maharashtra
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Clinically and dermoscopically confirmed cases with Minimum 3 IGH lesions of similar extent on body.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients not giving informed consent. 2. Patients with unrealistic expectations 3. Patients who had previous topical and surgical measures for same condition 4. Keloidal tendency, active vitiligo, papulosquamous disorders and active infections 5. Bleeding tendencies 6. Cold induced urticaria, cryoglobulinemia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Outcome of modalities such as 5-Fluorouracil, Cryotherapy and 50% Trichloroacetic acid in repigmentation of lesions of Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis.Timepoint: Serial photographs will be taken of all patients at baseline, before starting the treatment and after 12 weeks. Pre-treatment and post-treatment photographs of same individual will be compared to assess improvement of each modality. Patient satisfaction will be recorded in the same visit. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assess the side effects of each modalityTimepoint: 3 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactArchana Reddy Purumandla
Institute of Naval Medicine
Outcome results
None listed