Table 1.

Comparison between both groups at baseline

	Azithromycin group (n = 13) (mean ± SD)	NB-UVB (n = 11) (mean ± SD)	p value
Age (years)	12 ± 5.29	18.73 ± 19.02	0.279
Sex	Females 8 (72.7%) Males 5 (38.5%)	Females 3 (27.3%) Males 8 (61.5%)	0.102
Duration (months)	27.46 ± 22.99	25.18 ± 19.49	0.795
Extent of the rash as a whole (% body surface)	18.56 ± 13.94	12.27 ± 5.27	0.152
Extent of the erythematous papules (% body surface)
Face	0.31 ± 0.59	0.16 ± 0.32	0.443
Trunk (front)	2.13 ± 2.41	1.23 ± 1.21	0.248
Trunk (back)	1.85 ± 2.47	1.27 ± 1.12	0.463
Upper extremities	3.13 ± 4.80	1.93 ± 1.78	0.352
Lower extremities	3.75 ± 4.33	2.05 ± 1.27	0.198
Total extension	11.9 ± 13.54	6.68 ± 3.96	0.271
Extent of the hypopigmented lesions (% body surface)
Face	0.35 ± 0.42	0.27 ± 0.39	0.662
Trunk (front)	1.63 ± 2.67	1.18 ± 1.03	0.581
Trunk (back)	1.48 ± 2.62	1.05 ± 1.01	0.589
Upper extremities	1.75 ± 2.05	1 ± 0.74	0.238
Lower extremities	2 ± 2.04	2.09 ± 1.87	0.91
Total extension	7.37 ± 9.33	5.59 ± 3.91	0.541

*p value < 0.05 is significant