Category Archives: Causes

The Causes of Vitiligo

the-cause-of-vitiligoNormally people have the idea as to what happens in the causes of vitiligo but they are less certain as to what happens in this disease. We are aware of the fact that the pigment cells do not function in the white patches though a few survive in the skin and then in the hair follicles. There are a number of theories which exist to explain the pigment destruction – the much famous one is the autoimmune theory that means the human body’s immune system attacks the pigment cells.

Of late it has been discovered that the genes in human beings enacts the vital part to predispose few patients to vitiligo in particular read more »

Vitiligo Genetics and Incidence

Genetics and IncidenceIt has been researched that the skin disorder Vitiligo gets caused by inheritance of numerous causal genes at the same time perhaps in various combinations in various people in addition to the exposure to ecological risk factors or triggers which are not still identified.

The medical science and the researchers of vitiligo always recommend the patients not to take stress because stress whether emotional or physical gets suspected to be environmental generators. But the studies and the researches continue to be done in these and some other possibilities.

It has also been noticed that vitiligo has the tendency vitiligo genetics and incidence read more »

Vitiligo Causes and Symptoms

Vitiligo SymptomsThe diagnosis of vitiligo is based on a physical examination, medical history, and laboratory tests but mostly people can identify it, just in a glance; due to the presentation of white patches by the skin in its surface. These white patches are very obvious among the clear symptoms of  vitiligo. Following are the some common symptoms of this disease.

  • The vitiligo causes and symptoms is the loss of skin pigment, which result in the formation of milky-white sports (depigmentation) in the skin.

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