Vitiligo Causes / Causes of Vitiligo
Vitiligo is said to be pigmentary loss by deficiency of Melanin in Melanocytes. Vitiligo has existed at least as long as the recorded history of man, and probably before that, since similar conditions are seen in many other animals. Amazingly references to Vitiligo white patches are mentioned in the bible, and in ancient Chinese and Greek writings as well. But since than no one is sure about what actually Causes Vitiligo.Many researches have been made by doctors as to what is the root cause of Vitiligo. The question still remains a mystery but according to research, there are a few factors for the causes of Vitiligo which include:
Some common Causes of Vitiligo are as follows:
- Physical and mental stress
- Autoimmune Disease
- Genetic Predisposition or Susceptibility
- Sunburn or Scars
- Skin Trauma
- Contact with chemicals
Vitiligo is a relatively common, acquired loss of pigmentation of the skin, affecting 1% to 2% of the population. The male : female ratio in vitiligo was observed to be nearly equal, meaning that this disease has no prediction for any gender. It is also observed the that 45.4% in 0-20 years of age are suffering from Vitiligo as compared to a low incidence of only 15.4% in individuals over 40 years of age suffering from vitiligo which means more and more younger people are getting afflicted with this disorders.
It lead to the theory for Causes of Vitiligo that since young children are more vulnerable to recurrent infections, bowels upsets, and thus are exposed to toxic, strong medication for the same hence Vitiligo can be caused due to the following mentioned factors.
Further more the same generation is taking more of fast, ready food that has an alarmingly high concentration of lethal preservatives, additives, colorants, flavors and anti-oxidants. Most of these compounds have already been shown to be potential health hazard and even cancerous so it was also thought as a considerable causes of Vitiligo. In young children between 0 -10 years of age, malnutrition and digestive upsets were very frequent followed by recurrent infections and their medication. However, many children have several such identifiable factors operating simultaneously. The occurrence of new white patch or lesion of vitiligo often coincide or follow a distinct episode of such trigger factors. Younger people (0-30 years) were seen more frequently with active vitiligo compared to older people.
