BACKGROUND: The success of suction blister epidermal grafting may be influenced by various factors, all of which have not been studied to date. OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine the influence of age of the @entity1 , site of @entity1694 patch, and type of disease on the outcome of the procedure in our @entity1 and in the cumulative data derived from literature analysis. METHODS: This was a retrospective, uncontrolled case series and literature review of suction blister epidermal grafting in @entity1 with stable and recalcitrant @entity1694 . All published studies of suction blister epidermal grafting in @entity1694 involving 10 or more @entity1 were included in the literature analysis. RESULTS: The procedure was performed in 143 @entity1 . However, sufficient length (6 postoperative months) of follow-up was available in only 117 @entity1 , and only these @entity1 were included for analysis. Only limited information was available about various factors in the majority of published studies. The success rates for generalized and segmental/focal disease in this study were 53% (confidence interval [CI] 42-64) and 91% (CI 81-100), respectively (P <.001), and in the literature, 61% (CI 46-76) and 88% (CI 82-94), respectively (P <.01). The success rates in @entity1 aged < 20 years and >or= 20 years in this study were 82% (CI 67-97) and 58% (CI 48-68), respectively (P <.05), and in the literature, 100% and 66% (CI 56-76), respectively (P <.05). There was no significant difference in the success rates achieved on different body sites in this study and in the screened literature. Among adverse reactions, @entity2117 in 32% (CI 24-40) and 17% (CI 14-20), @entity281 in 6% (CI 2-10) and 0%, and @entity5526 in 1% (CI 0-3) and 1% (CI 0-2) of @entity1 were observed in this study and in the analyzed literature, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The results were significantly better in segmental/focal @entity1694 than in the generalized type, and in individuals < 20 years of age. However, unlike in medical therapies, localization of the @entity1694 patch did not influence the treatment outcome significantly.

Epidermal grafting in XXXX : influence of age, site of lesion, and type of disease on outcome.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity2117 :: ('MESH:D017495', 'Disease') :: ['hyperpigmentation'] @entity5526 :: ('MESH:D003877', 'Disease') :: ['contact dermatitis'] @entity1694 :: ('MESH:D014820', 'Disease') :: ['vitiligo'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['infection']
@entity1694 :: (MESH:D014820,Disease) :: ['vitiligo']
