White Patches
White patches are symptom not only of Vitiligo but many other diseases are also refereed with this sign. The antibodies affects the pigment cells of the skin and damage them, this result in improper function and due to this white patches appears on the body. The diseases that causes white patches or loss of skin pigmentation are :
Vitiligo
Vitiligo disease or
Vitiligo skin disorder is due to pigmentary loss. The patients with Vitiligo develops white patches on the skin which is due to the loss of
melanin in
melanocytes. The severity and the location of the white patches of Vitiligo differs from person to person...
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Halo Nevus
Halo mole or Halo nevus is a mole which is surrounded by a round symmetrical area of
loss of pigments...
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
The term
HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. AIDS is the most advance stage of HIV which means Acquired immune deficiency syndrome...
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Leprosy
Leprosy is the oldest disease known on world it is also known as Henson Disease...
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Morphea
The term scleroderma means hardening of skin. Morphea is localized scleroderma in which...
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Hypo-pigmentation
Hypo-pigmentation is the loss of natural skin color. It is caused...
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Oral Cancer
Oral Cancer is abnormal growth of oral cavity cells which destroy the surrounding cell...
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Tinea Versicolor
Tinea Versicolor also known as Pityriasis versicolor is skin depigmentation condition in which flaky
white patches appears...
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Skin Trauma
Skin Trauma and
Contact with chemicals can impaired
melanocytes resulting in
loss of pigmentation causing white patches on the skin...
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