Vitiligo (Dermatology)
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Vitiligo teaches you about the skin condition that Michael Jackson was said to suffer from called vitiligo.
Topics covered include:
What is Vitiligo?
What are the Physical characteritics of Vitiligo or How Does Vitiligo Look?
Where Does Vitiligo Occur?
How is Vitiligo Classified?
How is the Diagnosis of Vitiligo Made?
What are the Differential Diagnosis for Vitiligo?
What is the Treatment for Vitiligo?
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What is Vitiligo?
Vitiligo is a skin pigmentation disorder of unknown etiology in which melanocytes in the affected skin are destroyed. It affects 1% of the population and approximately 30 % of vitiligo patients have a positive family history of the disorder. Although depigmentation can begin in childhood the average age of onset is 20 years.
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Where Does Vitiligo Occur?
Initial lesions of hypopigmentation in this skin disease occur most commonly on sun-exposed areas such as the face, forearms, dorsum of hands, fingers, hands, and feet.
Vitiligo has a periorificial predilection with the areas around the mouth, nose, eyes, nipples, umbilicus, and anus being affected. The axillae and genitalia are also commonly affected. Vitiligo may also develop at the sites of trauma such as cuts or burns (Koebner phenomenon).
Sweating is increased in the areas with decreased pigmentation while the hair may become depigmented. There may also be premature graying of the scalp hair, eyebrows, eyelashes and beard.
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What are the Symptoms of Vitiligo?
Vitiligo is characterized by sharply demarcated, non-scaly, non-pruritic depigmented macules and patches on the skin and mucous membranes that range from a few millimeters to several centimeters in size. In other words, patients with vitiligo develop white spots on the skin.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr Miriam Kinai is a medical doctor who has specialized in dermatology.
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