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Vitiligo (IPA /ˌvɪtəˈlaɪgo/) or leukoderma is a chronic skin disease that causes loss of pigment, resulting in irregular white patches of skin. The precise etiology of the disease is complex and not fully understood. There is some evidence suggesting it is caused by a combination of auto-immune, genetic and environmental factors. The population incidence in the United States is between 1% and 2%. Symptoms Half of vitiligo patients develop signs of the disorder before the age of 20, ...
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Resources
- American Academy of Dermatology
- American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
- Approach to Treatment of Patients with Vitiligo (National Vitiligo Foundation)
- Find a Dermatologic Surgeon (American Society For Dermatologic Surgery)
- Find a Dermatologist (American Academy of Dermatology)
- For Junior High School Students with Vitiligo (National Vitiligo Foundation)
- Handbook for Patients with Vitiligo (National Vitiligo Foundation)
- If Your Child Has Vitiligo (National Vitiligo Foundation)
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- National Vitiligo Foundation
- Questions and Answers about Vitiligo (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Skin Disease Organizations (Cleveland Clinic)
- Vitiligo (Google Health)
- Vitiligo
- Vitiligo (American Academy of Dermatology)
- Vitiligo (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Vitiligo (Medline Plus)
- Vitiligo (National Institutes of Health)
- Vitiligo (MayoClinic)
- Vitiligo (Cleveland Clinic)
- Vitiligo (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Vitiligo (Cleveland Clinic)
- Vitiligo Treatment Procedures (National Vitiligo Foundation)
- Vitiligo: Questions and Answers (Cleveland Clinic)
- Vitiligo: The Pigment Problem (American Academy of Dermatology)

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