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What is Vitiligo?

One skin ailment is called vitiligo. This is a skin disorder in which the pigmentation of the skin, called melanin, is lost. Melanin dictates the colour of our skin, eyes and hair. If melanin is no longer produced by your skin cells white patches start appearing on your skin. Vitiligo symptoms usually appear first as white patches in small areas of the skin. This "may" eventually spread and become larger over time.

Vitiligo affects 1-2% of the population and affects both males and females of all races. Vitiligo can begin at any age although about fifty percent of people who have Vitiligo developed it before they turned 25. Vitiligo is more noticeable to people with darker skin color because the contrast between the normal skin and the depigmentation is more visible.

What is the cause of Vitiligo?

The cause of Vitiligo is not known, but there are several theories on this. One theory is that Vitiligo can be caused by an over active thyroid – this can be tested though. Others believe that Vitiligo is hereditary. Some perceive that people develop antibodies that destroy the melanocytes (cell that produces melanin) in their own bodies. Some think that sunburn or emotional distress can cause Vitiligo or just make it worse. However, there is no scientific proof on any of these theories which is the cause of Vitiligo. Although there are some symptoms that say mild trauma and stress can cause new patches.

There is no way to predict if this skin disorder (Vitiligo) will spread. For some people, the depigmentation does not spread but when it does, the spreading is normally progressive. However, there are situations wherein the patches spread to different parts of the bodies but there are also cases where it does not. For some people, Vitiligo spreads slowly over the years for others Vitiligo occurs rapidly.

Vitiligo is harmless. It is not infectious. It is more of a cosmetic problem because it can be emotionally and psychologically distressing and today there are several ways to treat Vitiligo. There is no known cure for Vitiligo only treatment that can help which we explain more in other sections of the Vitiligo Info website.

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