PUVA is still considered as the most appropriate and effective treatment for vitiligo. Saudi patients showed good response to treatment in general. Some sites such as the face, trunk, arms, and legs showed sensitivity to therapy, while hands, feet, and periorificial areas showed resistance to therapy. Generalized type was the best type to respond, followed by the periorificial type. Acral and segmental types were very resistant to therapy.
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