
Vitiligo Symptoms, Treatment & Causes | NIAMS
Vitiligo is a chronic (long-lasting) autoimmune disorder that causes patches of skin to lose pigment or color. This happens when melanocytes – skin cells that make pigment – are attacked and …
Vitiligo: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Steps to Take
To diagnose vitiligo, your doctor will ask about your family history and perform a thorough physical exam. The exam may include a close evaluation of your skin. Sometimes doctors use a …
Vitiligo Basics: Overview, Symptoms, and Causes - National …
Vitiligo is a chronic (long-lasting) autoimmune disorder that causes areas of skin to lose color. When skin cells that make color are attacked and destroyed, the skin turns a milky-white color. …
Vitíligo | Temas de salud | NIAMS
El vitíligo es un trastorno que hace que algunas áreas de la piel se vuelvan blancas. Esto ocurre porque se destruyen las células que producen la pigmentación o el color de la piel.
Vitiligo Basics: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Steps to Take
Living with vitiligo. Living with vitiligo can be hard. Some people with the disorder feel embarrassed, sad, ashamed, or upset about how their skin looks. Sometimes, this can lead to …
Vitíligo | Temas de salud | NIAMS
Cómo adaptarse al vitíligo. Puede ser difícil tener que vivir con el vitíligo. Algunas personas con este trastorno se sienten incómodas, tristes, avergonzadas o molestas por el aspecto de su piel.
Vitiligo: Research & Resources - National Institute of Arthritis and ...
Research Progress Related to Vitiligo . The NIAMS supports research to help treat and possibly prevent vitiligo. Researchers are looking at the immune response to understand the body’s …
Vitíligo | Temas de salud | NIAMS
Vitiligo is not usually medically harmful, but the white patches can cause emotional distress. Most treatments for vitiligo are designed to help restore color to the white patches of skin. For some …
Vitíligo | Temas de salud | NIAMS
Vitiligo Support International, Inc. Sitio web: vitiligosupport.org (en inglés) National Vitiligo Bond ...
Vitíligo | Temas de salud | NIAMS
NIAMS supports research to better understand the causes of and potential treatments for vitiligo. Research in mice has identified a protein mutation that could prevent or reverse the condition. …