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There can be more than one cause. You should get a diagnose from a doctor to be sure.
Most common cause is a skin condition known as vitiligo. It is a very common in the U.S, and about 1% of people have it. Most likely cause of vitiligo is an autoimmune problem where your body attacks melanocytes which produce pigment. It is also suspected to be related to stress or sunrays. Vitiligo is not lethal in any way. The white patches could cover a person's body anywhere. It is physically pain-free. Extensive pigment loss can be very hard mentally.
There are a few things that might help the recovery, such as eating healthy. An enzyme, serrapeptase, might also help. There are some ultraviolet treatments and medicines, but they are mostly experimental.
Most important thing is to use sunblock in the areas without pigment. You can also add tan loation to hide the white areas from people.
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What causes a substance that gives color to something?
Pigment or pigments.
Is black the absence of color in skin pigment?
The loss of pigmentation in the skin is called Hypo-pigmentation and the total loss of skin pigment is called Albinism.
What does Kearns-Sayre syndrome do to the eye?
Kearns-Sayre syndrome causes ophthalmoplegia along with loss of pigment in the retina, the light-sensitive membrane lining the eye
What are the complication of albinism?
Albinism's effects vary with its severity, with outcomes ranging from combined pigment loss in the hair, skin and iris to pigment loss limited to the retina.
What causes differences in the pigment of skin?
Melanin
What causes skin color?
the pigment in your skin
What causes the pigment in purple potatoes?
Anthocyanin is the pigment that give blue and red potatoes their color. The pigment ranges in color from red to purple to blue.
What is the pigment called that causes autumn colours?
Xanthophyll
What is the pigment that causes red leaves?
anthocyanins
What is the primary pigment that causes skin color?
melanin
What caused Michael Jackson's disease?
Vitiligo (also known as leucoderma), is caused by a loss of pigment in the skin, due to destruction of pigment-forming cells. This disease causes a problem with the pigment cells and can occur on any skin colour, race or gender. It is characterised by pinky white blotches which appear randomly on the body and is sensitive to light. The exact cause is unknown.
What causes pigment cirrhosis?
Disorders like the inability to metabolize iron and similar disorders may cause pigment cirrhosis
