Vlcc School Vitiligo and Associated Myth

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Vlcc School Vitiligo and Associated Myth

• Vitiligo can be a psychologically devastating
  disease, especially for patients with darker skin
  photo types, such as those with brown or black
  skin. The term Vitiligo is believed to be derived
  from vitium, meaning defect or blemish.
• Vitiligo is a disorder in which white patches
  appear on the surface of the skin in different
  parts of the body
• 1 This happens because the cells that make
  pigment (color) in the skin are destroyed.
• 2 These cells are called melanocytes.
• Vitiligo is a pigmentary disorder of the skin,
  which is caused by circumscribed and de-pigmented
  macules forming patches on the skin. Vitiligo is
  a progressive disorder in which some or all of
  the melanocytes in the affected skin are
  selectively destroyed.Vitiligo affects 0. 5
  2 of the world population.Although several
  theories have been proposed about the
  pathogenesis of vitiligo, the precise reasons for
  this disorder are still unknown. Generally agreed
  upon principles and theories suggest that the
  disorder emanates due to the absence of
  functional melanocytes in vitiligo skin and a
  loss of his to-chemically recognized melanocytes,
  owing to their destruction. However, the
  destruction is most likely a slow process
  resulting in a progressive decrease of
  melanocytes.

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Additionally it is believed that genetic factors
may influence the age of onset of vitiligo. The
inheritance of vitiligo may include

• 1 Genes associated with the biosynthesis of
  melanin,
• 2 Response to oxidative stress, and
• 3 Regulation of autoimmunity.
• Myth 1 Vitiligo is an outcome of the wrong
  combination of foods, for instance, milk and fish
  consumption.
• Fact Factually, vitiligo has no link with diet
  or particular foods. It is irrational to deprive
  patients of food items like lemon, curd,
  tomatoes, and pickles in the hope of diminishing
  the possibility of the disease.
• Myth 2 People with vitiligo disorders are lesser
  productive in their mental or physical
  proficiencies. Fact Vitiligo is limited entirely
  to the skin. It has no relationship with or does
  not influence or affect any other organ.
• Myth 3 Vitiligo is a kind of leprosy and is
  communicable.
• Fact Vitiligo is in no way linked to leprosy. It
  is not infectious or contagious and, hence,
  cannot pass on from one person to another.
• Myth 4 Vitiligo is connected to serious skin
  diseases, such as skin cancer and albinism.
• Fact There are transparent dissimilarities among
  each of these syndromes, and these diseases are
  not linked to Vitiligo.
• Myth 5 Vitiligo is untreatable.
• Fact Medications like steroids, Ultraviolet A,
  immune modulator drugs and the newer narrowband
  Ultraviolet B are accessible treatments to
  prevent the spread of vitilog in the body. There
  also exist several surgical options to remove the
  white patches caused by Vitiligo.

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