Thyroid disease causing vitiligo requires active treatment of thyroid disease. At the same time, you can take topical medication, oral medication, physical therapy and other ways to improve vitiligo.
There are more thyroid diseases, such as hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism and so on. If it is thyroid disease causing vitiligo, you need to treat vitiligo on the basis of treating this kind of disease in combination. If the vitiligo is caused by hyperthyroidism, you can follow the doctor’s prescription oral propylthiouracil and other drugs; if the vitiligo caused by hypothyroidism, the patient needs to follow the doctor’s prescription oral levothyroxine sodium tablets to improve the symptoms.
For vitiligo, need to use topical glucocorticoid drugs, such as mometasone furoate, halometasone, etc., with immunosuppressive, anti-inflammatory and other effects; can also be coated with carbotriol ointment, tacalcitol ointment and other drugs to improve the condition. Progressive vitiligo can be combined with oral prednisone and other glucocorticoid drugs. If necessary, you can combine 308nm excimer laser and other physical therapy.
For vitiligo caused by thyroid disease, need to treat thyroid disease and vitiligo at the same time. It is recommended that the patient go to the regular hospital, with the doctor for standardized medication.