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Vitiligo

Vitiligo. What is vitiligo?. Vitiligo is a condition that causes depigmentation of patches of skin. It occurs when melanocytes (the cells responsible for skin pigmentation) die or are unable to function. Vitiligo is also called white spot disease and leukoderma. What causes vitiligo?.

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Vitiligo

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  1. Vitiligo

  2. What is vitiligo? Vitiligo is a condition that causes depigmentation of patches of skin. It occurs when melanocytes (the cells responsible for skin pigmentation) die or are unable to function. Vitiligo is also called white spot disease and leukoderma.

  3. What causes vitiligo? The cause of vitiligo is unknown, but research suggests that it may arise from autoimmune, genetic, oxidative stress, neural, or vital causes. Tanning also causes vitiligo!

  4. Signs and Symptoms The main sign of vitiligo is pigment loss that produces milky-white patches on your skin. Other less common signs include: -Premature whitening or graying of the hair on your scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows or beard. -Loss of color in the tissues that line the inside of your mouth (mucous membranes). -Loss or change in the color of the inner layer of your eye (retina).

  5. What is the treatment for vitiligo? Depending on the severity of the condition, the treatment method may vary. Treatment methods include: • Avoidance of tanning. For fair-skinned individuals, avoiding tanning of normal skin can make the areas of vitiligo almost unnoticeable. • Use a sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30. • Use a cosmetic cover-up solution. Make-up, self-tanning compounds with dihydroxyacetone, and dyes (such as Covermark, Walnut Stain, Vita Dye or Dermablend) help temporarily conceal the white patches of vitiligo. • Repigmentation. The restoration of the normal pigment and can be achieved with repigmentation therapy or corticosteroids. To get repigmentation, new pigment cells must be produced from existing ones, such as ones found at the base of hair follicles, from the edge of the patch or from the patch itself if depigmentation is not complete. • In repigmentation therapy, a patient is given a psoralen drug (orally) and then is exposed to ultraviolet light in the doctor's office. This therapy is called PUVA. When psoralen drugs are activated by the light, they stimulate repigmentation by increasing the availability of color-producing cells at the skin's surface. • Depigmentation is the destruction of the remaining melanocytes. Patients with vitiligo over half of their exposed body may want to consider using this method. A bleaching chemical called monobenzylether of hydroquinone (Benzoquin) is applied to normally pigmented skin. Treatment may take up to one year.

  6. Vitiligo's Emotional Impact Many individuals with vitiligo become distressed because of their appearance. This can in turn be bad for the affected individual because stress can cause more vitiligo spots to appear.

  7. Quick Facts • Vitiligo affects both sexes and all races, but is often more noticeable and more disfiguring in people with darker skin. • Vitiligo usually starts as small areas of pigment loss that spread and become larger with time. • Half of people with vitiligo develop patches of depigmented skin appearing on extremities before their 20s. • Small areas of vitiligo may repigment as melanocytes appear.

  8. Sources Information http://www.dermalight80.com/disease-vitiligo.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitiligo http://www.vitiligoguide.com/vitiligo-skin/ http://vitiligo-vitilem.eu/?lang=en Http://wisegeek.com/what-is-vitiligo.htm http://www.healthcentral.com/encyclopedia/408/255.html Pictures http://healthfiles.net/disease/vitiligo/ http://effectivevitiligotreatment.blogspot.com/ http://vitiligo-vitilem.eu/?lang=en http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/vitiligo.html http://www.vitiligoskindisorder.com/more/vitiligo/ http://www.vitiligos.com/people-with-vitiligo/famous-people/

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