Factors predicting the preference of complementary and alternative systems of medicine in treatment of vitiligo.

摘要

The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has increased by 20-50% in European and 48.5% in Australian population. Usually, the patients of chronic, intractable diseases end up using CAM after taking allopathic medicine (AM); but for some diseases, they may use CAM as the initial therapy.Vitiligo is one such disorder in which patients may initiate therapy with CAM. The present study explores the factors influencing the initial preference of system of medicine in vitiligo patients.