Vitiligo is pronounced as "Vittle I Go".
Vitiligo medically known as achromia, which means loss of color. Vitiligo is a disorder in which white patches of skin appear on different parts of the body. Vitiligo is more commonly known as leucoderma, which simply means white (leuco) skin (derma), i.e. a skin disorder where it loses its normal coloration. This happens because the cells that make pigment (color) in the skin are destroyed. More information can be found at: http://antivitiligotablets.com
Vitiligo medically known as achromia, which means loss of color. Vitiligo is a disorder in which white patches of skin appear on different parts of the body. Vitiligo is more commonly known as leucoderma, which simply means white (leuco) skin (derma), i.e. a skin disorder where it loses its normal coloration. This happens because the cells that make pigment (color) in the skin are destroyed. More information can be found at: http://antivitiligotablets.com
He had vitiligo which destroyed the pigmentation of his skin turning him white and he also had lupus. That is why he is allergic to the sun.
He didn't have a choice, he had vitiligo. Vitiligo is a disorder that causes the skin to lose its pigmentation (color).
Michael Jackson's burn did not trigger Vitiligo, Michael claims that the skin disorder comes from his father's side.
Cure of your skin pigmentation disorder depends on the type of skin disorder you have developed. Skin pigmentation disorders include hypo-pigmentation, albinism, vitiligo, Hyper-pigmentation, Lichen Simplex Chronicus, Melasma, Birthmarks, Port-wine Stains.You can differentiate your skin pigmentation disorder by visiting the following links: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypopigmentationhttp://www.antivitiligo.com/vitiligo/albinism-and-vitiligo.html
The disease is idiopathic. (This means it's unique to the individual and the cause follows no known pattern. Or, as House M.D. translates it: "It means we're idiots because we don't know what's causing it.")
no he is not he just has a skin diseise....that made him turn white he is really black
The clear cut answer is No. Although in some society this thing exist about vitiligo that drinking milk after eating fish causes vitiligo. But there is no scientific evidence for this hypothesis. Vitiligo is non contagious skin pigmentation disorder. And two sound causes of vitiligo are Auto-immunity and Inheritance.
Vitiligo is a disorder where the skin loses pigmentation. Usually it occurs in small patches, and it's very rare for the condition to be widespread enough that the sufferer feels the need to bleach their skin in order to look more "uniform". The singer Sisqo is known to suffer from Vitiligo on one of his hands.
He never had skin cancer. He did however, have a skin disorder called "vitiligo." This causes depigmentation in the skin. In other words, parts of Michael's skin turned a lighter colour leaving blotches everywhere. The only way to cover it up was makeup. So when people say Michael 'bleached' his skin, that's not correct. He had a rare skin disorder, vitiligo.
My mom has vitiligo and I still look like a normal African-American. My sisters do also. Although they say that vitiligo is an iherited skin disorder.