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How Do People Get Vitiligo?
Vitiligo is a skin condition in which there is a loss of brown color (pigment) from areas of skin, resulting in irregular white
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Vitiligo appears to occur when immune cells destroy the cells that produce brown pigment (melanocytes). This destruction is thought to be due to an
Vitiligo may appear at any age. There is an increased rate of the condition in some...
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Vitiligo
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Vitiligo, also called white spot disease or leukoderma, is a disease in which the skin loses its pigment due to the destruction of... Read more »
Cell Transplant Could Help People With Vitiligo
Doctors have long used light therapy and medication to treat vitiligo, a skin condition that causes white patches on about one in every 200 people in... Read more »
Vitiligo May Protect Against Skin Cancer
University of London researchers have found that people with the skin condition vitiligo may have protection against skin cancer. Vitiligo affects... Read more »
Skin Condition Vitiligo an Autoimmune Disorder: Study
University of Colorado researchers have found several genes linked to the skin condition vitiligo that confirm it is an autoimmune disorder. Vitiligo... Read more »
Pupil: white spots
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
White spots in the pupil is a condition that causes the pupil of the eye to look white instead of black.Alternative NamesLeukocoriaConsiderationsThe... Read more »
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