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What (who) is vitiligo - definition

HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION TYPE II DISEASE THAT CAUSES DEPIGMENTATION OF SKIN PATCHES RESULTING FROM LOSS OF FUNCTION OR DEATH OF MELANOCYTES
Leukoderma; Vitilgo; Vitiligous; Leukodermia; Vitilago; Vitalgo; Trichrome vitiligo; Segmental vitiligo; Vitiligo association; Vilitigo; Linear leukoderma; Vitiligo surgery; Leucoderma; Viitligo prevention
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Vitiligo         
·noun A rare skin disease consisting in the development of smooth, milk-white spots upon various parts of the body.
vitiligo         
[?v?t?'l??g??]
¦ noun Medicine a condition in which the pigment is lost from areas of the skin, causing whitish patches.
Origin
C16: from L., lit. 'tetter'.
Vitiligo         
Vitiligo is a disorder that causes the skin to lose its color. Specific causes are unknown but studies suggest a link to immune system changes.

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Vitiligo

Vitiligo is a disorder that causes the skin to lose its color. Specific causes are unknown but studies suggest a link to immune system changes.

Examples of use of vitiligo
1. Wouldn‘t vitiligo leave his skin patchy? – Alf, Northampton, England My mom has vitiligo and has had it longer than MJ has been alive.
2. I also suffer with Vitiligo, and spend hundreds of pounds of diferent creams, tanning products but alas they are all much of a muchness?
3. He has maintained that his light skin was the result of vitiligo, a rare disease that discolours the face and body.
4. It has spread but not to the degree that MJ claims, and not nearly as smooth and as even. – Jen B, Ohio, USA Vitiligo isn‘t rare – it‘s quite common actually.
5. I also suffer from vitiligo, I am very much an outdoor person and worry that without the protection that natural melanin provides, I may be in danger of developing other skin problems.