Schulpis C H, Antoniou C, Michas T, Strarigos J
Institute of Child Health, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Pediatr Dermatol. 1989 Dec;6(4):332-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1989.tb00921.x.
L-Phenylalanine is a promising agent for the treatment of vitiligo when taken orally and followed with ultraviolet light (UVA) irradiation. Of 13 children so treated, 3 experienced repigmentation of all vitiliginous areas, 6 showed 50% to 90% improvement, and 4 failed to respond. None of the children experienced side effects during the treatment.