Vitiligo is a condition where the skin loses melanin - the pigment that determines the color of the skin, hair and eyes. Vitiligo occurs when the cells that produce melanin die or no longer form melanin causing white patches of irregular shapes to appear on your skin. Vitiligo generally appears in one of three patterns:
Symptoms may include:
Causes may include:
The exact cause is unknown.
Treatment may include:
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