Vitiligo is a disease that causes the loss of skin color in patches.It occurs due to loss of cells (melanocytes) responsible for skin colour. Exact cause of vitiligo is unknown. The extent and rate of color loss from vitiligo is unpredictable.Vitiligo affects people of all skin types. Vitiligo is not life-threatening or contagious.
Treatment for vitiligo may restore color to the affected skin. But it does not prevent recurrence.Vitiligo has no cure. But treatment may help to stop or slow the discoloring process and return some color to your skin.
Chronic nature of disease, long term treatment, lack of uniform effective therapy and unpredictable course of disease is usually very demoralizing for patients.
Management
- Explaining the patient about nature of disease & unpredictable course.
- Balanced nutritious diet.
- Avoidance of physical & emotional stress.
- Topical applications.
- Systemic treatment: PUVAsol, NBUVB, immunosuppresants etc.
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