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Vitiligo

By: Alyson Fuest. Vitiligo. Vitiligo is a skin condition in which there is loss of pigment (color) from areas of skin, resulting in irregular white patches that feel like normal skin. More noticeable on dark-skinned people Affects face, elbows and knees, hands and feet.

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Vitiligo

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  1. By: Alyson Fuest Vitiligo

  2. Vitiligo is a skin condition in which there is loss of pigment (color) from areas of skin, resulting in irregular white patches that feel like normal skin. • More noticeable on dark-skinned people • Affects face, elbows and knees, hands and feet

  3. Cause is unknown; but autoimmunity may be a factor • Very difficult to treat • light treatment • medications-taken by mouth • creams

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