Vol. 13, No. 2 • February 2020 Dear Colleagues: Welcome to the February 2020 issue of The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology. We begin the issue with original research
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2020;13(2)13–16 by Sherine Hosny Ahmed, MD; Amira Ahmed El-Kelish, MSc; Neveen Abdel Hafeez, MD; and Shewikare Taweek El-Bakry, MD All authors are with the Faculty of
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2020;13(2):17–19 by Laura N. Uwakwe, MD; Brianna De Souza, MD; Jacob Subash, MD; and Amy J. McMichael, MD All authors are with the Department of Dermatology
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2020;13(2):22–29 by James Q. Del Rosso, DO, FAOCD, FAAD Dr. Del Rosso is with JDR Dermatology Research/Thomas Dermatology in Las Vegas, Nevada and Touro University Nevada
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2020;13(2):33–43 by Udayan Betarbet, MD and Travis W. Blalock, MD Dr. Betarbet is with the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia and the Division
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2020;13(2):47–52 by Jagdish Sakhiya, MD; Dhruv Sakhiya, MBBS; Ravi Khambhati, MBBS, DVD; Mehul Patel, DNB, DVL; Piyush Darji, mD; Trusha Gajjar, DVD; Feral Daruwala, M. Pharm;
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2020;13(2):53–57 by Polytimi Sidiropoulou, MD; Stamatis Gregoriou, MD, PhD; Dimitris Rigopoulos, MD, PhD; and Georgios Kontochristopoulos, MD, PhD Drs. Sidiropoulou, Gregoriou and Rigopoulos are with the
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2020;13(2):58–60 by Ankita Tuknayat, MBBS, MD; Mala Bhalla, MD; Amrit Kaur MBBS; and Shimona Garg, MD All authors are with the Department of Dermatology, Venereology and
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2020;13(2):61–66 by Mukta Sachdev, MD; Keerthi Velugotla, DDVL; Sapna Revanker, MD; and Geetha Somasekhar, DO, DNB All authors are with MS Clinical Research in Bangalore, India.
Background. Vitiligo is an acquired disorder characterized by depigmented macules or patches on the skin due to the loss of functional melanocytes. Segmental vitiligo (SV) is a subtype of vitiligo refractory to treatment.