How Would You Identify Vitiligo?

Are certain white irregular patches present on your body? Do you need to worry about these patches? Could it be a skin disorder? Read to find the answers to all your questions.

Vitiligo a Skin Disorder

Vitiligo is a skin disorder that causes White irregular patches that start becoming visible on Skin Specialist In India certain areas of the body. This happens because of the loss of a pigment. The White irregular patches appear to be more prominent on a darker person’s skin.

Vitiligo affects the Retina of the eye and the mucous membrane. Also, the hairs that grow in the affected areas are White.

Causes

Melanocytes are the cells present in the skin that produce the pigment responsible for giving the colour to the Skin. The pigment is named as Melanin. Eyes, Skin and Hair acquire pigmentation from Melanin. Hair PRP Clinic In India Therefore, When Melanocytes get destroyed, White irregular patches start forming because the Skin starts becoming White, causing the disorder Vitiligo.

Wondering why the loss of the pigment, Melanin, occurs? Well, this hasn’t yet been clearly Acne Treatment In India understood. People having a family history of Vitiligo are more likely to suffer from Vitiligo. Also, People having the following diseases are more prone to get Vitiligo as compared to the ones not having these diseases-

a. Hyperthyroidism

b. Addison’s disease

c. Pernicious Anaemia

Symptoms

Appearance of White irregular patches on the body is the symptom of Vitiligo. The loss of pigment occurs from the following body parts:

1. Feet

2. Hands

3. Arms

4. Face

5. Lips

6. Eyes

7. Armpits

8. Navel

9. Nostrils

10. Genitals

Complications

Melanin pigment other than giving the colour to the skin is also responsible for protecting the Skin from the Sun. Vitiligo enhances the chances of an individual to suffer from Sunburn and develop Skin Cancer.

Diagnosis

A Physical Examination will have to be done by the Doctor for diagnosing Vitiligo. To check Dermatologist In India the areas of the skin that have been affected, a Wood’s lamp would be used by the Doctor in a dark room. The Ultra Violet light of the Wood’s lamp would make the Skin appear differently having different colours. 

If you would be having Vitiligo, this would not happen and the skin will appear to be very White because of the absence Pigmentation Treatment of the pigment, Melanin. You may even be asked by your Doctor to give your Blood sample for his checking.

a. TSH function (associated with Hyperthyroidism)

b. Blood Count (associated with Pernicious Anaemia)

c. The number of Antinuclear Antibodies, ANA (associated with autoimmune disease or Addison’s disease)

Get yourself checked from a renowned Dermatologist of Laskin India. Contact at. 011-46594950