As vitiligo produces white patches on skin so its opposite are the diseases that produce black patches or spots on different parts of the body.
These diseases include:
Addison's disease: A glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anaemia and prostration with brownish skin
Acanthosis: An abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis)
Source: http://www.vitiligoguide.com/disorders-of-skin-pigmentation/
There are 30% chances of you getting vitiligo if your mother has vitiligo.
It depends. Such as some people mange it as it is doing and at opposite a girl want to get rid of it. As medically proved that vitiligo patches may spread so it should be treated before it become horrible
No vitiligo does not cause excessive bruising. For more info about vitiligo visit: http://www.vitiligoguide.com/vitiligo/
There are a lot of misconceptions about vitiligo but everybody should understand that vitiligo is not a harmful disease it just de-pigments the skin.It does not cause any sexual disorder and people who have vitiligo can have children and previously many vitiligo patients already have children. But there are increased chances of vitiligo in children of vitiligo patients.Source: http://www.antivitiligo.com/vitiligo/index.html
you mean does he have a vitiligo and no
Yes Vitiligo be Can Treated. Best method is Natural Vitiligo Treatment
As vitiligo is an autoimmune disorder so it is related with the immune system. For more information on vitiligo visit: http://www.vitiligoguide.com/vitiligo/
It is not necessary that if one family member has vitiligo then other will develop it too but there are increased chances of developing vitiligo in children if parents have vitiligo. http://www.vitiligoguide.com/inheritance-vitiligo/
It is not necessary that if one family member has vitiligo then others will develop it too but there are increased chances of developing vitiligo in children if parents have vitiligo. Vitiligo is not a contagious disease and does not spread through contact. http://www.vitiligoguide.com/inheritance-vitiligo/
1% of the whole world is affected by vitiligo irrespective of age, sex and location. For more information on vitiligo visit: http://www.vitiligoguide.com/vitiligo/
yes vitiligo can be occur in family.but the children having vitiligo may have normal parents,However chances of development of vitiligo to children is more compare to parents who are having no vitiligo. Dr.Bhavesh Devani MD
The accented syllable in "vitiligo" is the second syllable, which is pronounced "ti".