The authors recapitulate contemporary possibilities of treatment of vitiligo differentiated according to the clinical type. Their attention is focussed on phototherapy - in general they mention differences from phototherapy used in other types of dermatoses, parameters of effectiveness, safety, tolerance and complications. They describe their own experience with 311 nmUVB phototherapy in particular in combination with local photochemotherapy with oxsoralene ointment. In the conclu- sion they formulate the principles and recommendations for phototherapy of vitiligo in practice.

        Key words: vitiligo - phototherapy