Questions & Answers Aboutvitiligo

Book Id: WPLBN0000697417
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File Size: 0.2 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Questions & Answers Aboutvitiligo
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Political science., Government Printing Office (U.S.)
Collections:	Government Library Collection, U.S. General Services Admistration Collection
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Publisher:	Pueblo-Gsa


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Government Reference Publication

Excerpt
Excerpt: What Is Vitiligo? Vitiligo (vit-ill-EYE-go) is a pigmentation disorder in which melanocytes (the cells that make pigment) in the skin are destroyed. As a result, white patches appear on the skin in different parts of the body. Similar patches also appear on both the mucous membranes (tissues that line the inside of the mouth and nose), and the retina (inner layer of the eyeball). The hair that grows on areas affected by vitiligo sometimes turns white.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents What Is Vitiligo? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Who Is Affected by Vitiligo? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What Are the Symptoms of Vitiligo? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Will the Depigmented Patches Spread? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 How Is Vitiligo Diagnosed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 How Can People Cope With the Emotional and Psychological Aspects of Vitiligo? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 What Treatment Options Are Available? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 What Research Is Being Done on Vitiligo? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Where Can People Find More Information About Vitiligo? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16