What is vitiligo?

Experts from Shijiazhuang Jiuzhou Dermatology Hospital introduced that vitiligo is a common depigmentation disease, and its symptoms and characteristics mainly include the following points:

1, color of vitiligo: Generally speaking, the initial color of vitiligo is relatively pale white. With the development of the disease, vitiligo enters the advanced stage, and at this time, leukoplakia will appear as milky white or cloud white. After a period of onset, leukoplakia contains very few melanocytes, or even melanocytes disappear completely. At this time, the white spot of vitiligo is porcelain white.

2, the shape of vitiligo: there is no specific shape in the early stage of vitiligo, generally between the size of an adult thumb and the size of a dollar coin. Of course, there are also patients with special circumstances, which are relatively large in the initial stage of white spot formation and spread rapidly; In addition, the onset of vitiligo is also prone to occur. For example, at the waist where vitiligo occurs, white spots appear mostly along the part that is oppressed by the belt, so it can be said to be "round" in a broad sense. When the condition is serious, white spots will appear in the shape of vitiligo, forming a large area of flaky white spots.

3, the incidence of vitiligo: vitiligo occurs in the following parts, exposed parts, face, limbs, neck; The oppressed parts are waist and abdomen, male scrotum and female perineum.

4. There are not many complications of vitiligo. Generally speaking, vitiligo will be accompanied by anemia symptoms, and other symptoms will only appear when vitiligo is very serious.