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VITILIGO DOESN’T DISCRIMINATE THIS CONDITION EFFECTS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE, PLANTS AND ANIMALS. VITILIGO IS BELIEVED TO EFFECT BETWEEN 1% & 2% OF THE POPULATION WORLDWIDE.

VITILIGO, chronic skin condition that cause loss of pigmentation. Melanocytes, ( the cells that make pigment) in the skin are destroyed. This results in irregular pale patches of skin. The precise cause of vitiligo is complex and not fully understood.

Vitiligo is believed to effect between 1% & 2% of the population worldwide. About half the people who develop it do so before the age of 20. It may be an autoimmune process (the body makes antibodies to its own pigment cells) Most people with vitiligo are in good general health. Vitiligo may occur with other autoimmune diseases such as thyroid disease.

SYMPTOMS

White patches on the skin, including the face, limbs, torso, and groin

Premature graying of hair

Sun sensitivity

HOW DOES VITILIGO DEVELOP This condition shows areas of milky white skin. However, the degree of pigment loss can vary within each vitilgo patch. There may be different shades of pigment in a patch, or a border of darker skin may circle an are of light skin.

VITILIGO often begins with a rapid loss of pigment. This may continue until, for unknown reasons, the process stops. Cycles of pigment loss, followed by times where the pigment doesn’t change, may continue indefinitely.

Severity of pigment loss differ with each person. Light-skinned people usually notice the contrast between areas of vitiligo when their skin is suntanned in the summer. Individuals with severe cases can lose pigment all over the body. There is no way to predict how much pigment an individual will lose.

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