Vitiligo

What is Vitiligo?

De-pigmentation of the skin or parts of skin due to completely absence or partial absence of melanocytes.

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What are confirms tests for vitiligo,is woodslamp,one of them,,,,,is vitiligo trasmission common in third generation,or second which foods should...

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1.vitiligo can be confirmed by...

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17 male 5'11 145lbs vitiligo diagnosis. Is there any health risks with vitiligo? Besides the pigmentation on my skin and the depigmentation that...

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hi there.
1. vitiigo is an autoimmune disorder.
2. so screen your self for autoimmune issues like diabetus melletus, hypothyroidism, peptic...

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my teen daughter has vitiligo and last year she became very ill with what we thought to be mono but blood test after blood tests it kept coming...

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vitiligo is complex skin condition ,in most case it has no systemic involvement .
so as far as my knowledge...

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