From ancient times, vitiligo has carried significant social and psychological stigma. Its prevalence has been estimated to be between 1% to 4%.1 Treatments for this disease have largely been sub-optimal, either because of low efficacy or high economic and time costs associated with them. However, one treatment that has been recently used to treat vitiligo has been demonstrated to have significant promise.

We report a case of a child treated with a 308-nm excimer laser and discuss implications for more widespread use of this device.

Patient Case

Presentation

A 7-year-old African A