Vitiligo
goodtoknow says: Around 1 in 100 people get vitiligo in the UK. It's not known why you get it, but it causes white patches, normally on your face, hands and neck, because you lose pigment. You can't catch it, it doesn't hurt or itch and doesn't affect your health. It just looks unsightly. If you're dark-skinned it shows up more, but there are very good treatments now available for it ranging from camouflage creams to PUVA light therapy and phototherapy, steroids or creams that can restore colour in some cases.
For a full medical explanation of the causes, symptoms and treatments of vitiligo from patient.co.uk, read on.
Vitiligo is a common condition where white patches develop on the skin. It is due to loss of pigment from affected areas of the skin. There are usually no other symptoms but the appearance of the skin can cause distress. The affected areas of skin can be covered by skin camouflage creams. Also, treatment has improved in recent years and in some cases the pigment can be restored.
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