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Vitiligo
‘Vitiligo is a chronic disease, appears due to the depigmentation in skin, in form of scattered whitish patches on limited or all parts of body.’
Symptoms of vitiligo:
White spots or patches on skin
Vitiligo affects on mucous membrane of skin
Hair color becomes white
Vitiligo affects retina of eyes
Who is affected by Vitiligo?
40 to 50 million people in world wide, with the 1-2 percentage of the world, is suffering from the disease.
Causes of Vitiligo:
The major cause of Vitiligo is depigmentation or loss of pigment producing cells in skin. Our body is acquiring melanocytes cells in body, which produce melanin cells, which are the yellowish, brownish, or blackish pigments (substances) that determine the skin color. It also acts as a sunscreen that protects the skin from ultraviolet rays of sun. When melanin cells stops producing pigmentary cells then the skin becomes depigmented and shows white patches. Pigment cells refer to the coloring matter of the cells & tissues in the body.
In order to define others factors, associated with depigmentation in cells, are:
Heredity or Universal:
Many patient found in vitiligo skin disorder, because of their family history of being indulge with the disease. Due to the transfer of an autosomal gene with irregular penetration 10 to 20% chances of appearance of vitiligo is possible.
Emotional factors like hyper stress, tension, anxiety etc:
Vitiligo can be appeared by taking high level of stress & tension. These emotional factors negatively affect the health.
Dietary Insufficiency like lacking of calcium, vitamins in body:
Due to the absence of nutritional factors, calcium, protein, magnesium or cuprous-minerals the cells become desiccated & dull, thus skin changes is color.
Immune System Disorder:
Immune system function is to protect our body through fight with germs. If immune system T-cells starts fighting with each other instead of bacterial germs, then it is known as immune system disorder. There is a linkage between vitiligo and immune system disorder. Many people indulge in this disease due to this disorder.
Old physical injury
Mostly in children’s old physical injury like, cuts can change the skin coloration, which further can damages the pigmentary production cells.
Sun exposure or sun burn etc:
Due to the less sensitivity of facing sun light, many people indulge in the disease, if they face a sun ray, which damages the skin cells & tissues and pigmentary cells.
Classification of Vitiligo:
Localized:
Focal Vitiligo: On single area one or more then one whitish macules or patches, but not clearly in
segmental form. In simple words, it is localized to a single area.
Segmental Vitiligo: white patches are appeared on one or few limited areas of the body.
Mucosal: In this case of Vitiligo, only the mucous membrane is affected.
Generalized:
Acrofascial: Face, feet are affected by this disease, not the others (centre) body parts.
Vulgaris: whitish patches on all body parts that spreads broadly
Mixed: Together form of acrofascial, and segmental and many other types of Vitiligo, is known as
mixed Vitiligo.
Complete or Universal: Naturally, a person has been found in the disease. Will the depigmentation patches Distribute on all body?
Distribution of white patches on body is depends on:
Patient’s condition
Initial the lesion size is small, and gradually it becomes larger.
It can be limited to some specific parts, or can spreads on all body parts.
How can patient indulge in Emotional feelings due to this disease?
Patient’s loss their confidence, when they come to know that they are suffering from vitiligo. They start thinking themselves inferior from others.
Vitiligo Cure Possibility:
According to the American vitiligo Research Foundation, vitiligo is incurable disease. Treatments of vitiligo:
Vitiligo is incurable disease, but yet due to revolutionary changes in medical science, numbers of treatments are discovered like:
Psychotherapy (for the awareness)
Ayurvedic Treatment (emphasis on taking food along with medicines)
Photochemotherapy (Treatment conducted through light rays)
Homeopathic Treatment
Skin Grafting Treatment
Surgical Treatment
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