Vitiligo Symptoms, Risk Factors, Causes | NIAMS Vitiligo is a chronic (long-lasting) autoimmune disorder that causes patches of skin to lose pigment or color This happens when melanocytes – skin cells that make pigment – are attacked and destroyed, causing the skin to turn a milky-white color
Vitíligo | Temas de salud | NIAMS El vitíligo es un trastorno que hace que algunas áreas de la piel se vuelvan blancas Esto ocurre porque se destruyen las células que producen la pigmentación o el color de la piel
Vitíligo | Temas de salud | NIAMS Vitiligo is not usually medically harmful, but the white patches can cause emotional distress Most treatments for vitiligo are designed to help restore color to the white patches of skin For some people, treatment helps make the skin color look more even, but many treatments can have unwanted side effects Treatments can take a long time, and sometimes they don’t work Medical treatments
Vitiligo: Research Resources Vitiligo is a disorder that causes patches of skin to become white It happens because cells that make color in your skin are destroyed
Site Search | NIAMS Vitiligo is a disorder that causes patches of skin to become white It happens because cells that make color in your skin are destroyed
Skin Diseases, Conditions, Disorders | NIAMS Find information on diagnosis, treatment, and prevention for skin conditions caused by allergies, irritants, genetic makeup, certain diseases, immune system problems and more
Enfermedades Autoinmunitarias | NIAMS Tipos de enfermedades autoinmunitarias Hay varios tipos de enfermedades autoinmunitarias, como las siguientes: La alopecia areata sucede cuando el sistema inmunitario ataca los folículos pilosos y ocasiona la caída del cabello La artritis reumatoide es un tipo de artritis que afecta el revestimiento (capas) de las articulaciones y puede ocasionar problemas médicos fuera de las
Psoriasis Symptoms, Causes, Risk Factors | NIAMS Psoriasis is a skin disease that causes red, scaly skin that may feel painful, swollen, or hot Learn more about the types and what causes psoriasis