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Vitiligo is a skin condition in which there is a loss of brown color (pigment) from areas of skin, resulting in irregular white patches that feel like normal skin.
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1. Is a skin condition in which there is a loss of brown color (pigment) from areas of skin, resulting in irregular white patches that feel like normal skin.
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2. Is a chronic disorder that causes depigmentation patches in the skin. The precise cause, is not known, but is most likely a combination of genetic factors coupled with a disorder of the immune system (autoimmune disease).
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Latest revision as of 21:53, 9 December 2019

1. Is a skin condition in which there is a loss of brown color (pigment) from areas of skin, resulting in irregular white patches that feel like normal skin.

2. Is a chronic disorder that causes depigmentation patches in the skin. The precise cause, is not known, but is most likely a combination of genetic factors coupled with a disorder of the immune system (autoimmune disease).