Vitiligo is a disease that causes the loss of skin color in blotches. The extent &rate of color loss from vitiligo sun predictable. It can affect the skin on any part of your body. It may also affect hair & the inside of the mouth. Normally, the color of hair & skin is determined by melanin. Vitiligo occurs when the cells that produce melanin die or stop functioning. Vitiligo affects people of all skin types, but it may be more noticeable in people with darker skin. The condition is not life-threatening or contagious. It can be stressful or make you feel bad about yourself. Treatment for vitiligo may restore the color of the affected skin. But it doesn't prevent continuous loss of skin color or is an occurrence.
Symtoms
-Patchy loss of skin color.
-Premature whitening or greying of the hair on your scalp, eyelashes or beard.
-Loss of color in the tissues that line the inside of your mouth and nose (mucous membrane).
-Loss of or change in color of the inner layer of the eyeball (retina) CAUSES
-The ad is order in which your immune system attacks and destroys the melanocytes in the skin.
-Family history (heredity)
-A trigger event such as sunburn, stress or exposure to industrial chemicals.
Complications
People with vitiligo may be at increased risk of:
-Social or psychological distress unburn & skin cancer
– Eye problems, such as inflammation of their eyes.
-Hearing loss
Potential Future Treatment's
-A drug to stimulate color producing cells (melanocytes)
-A drug that helps to control melanocytes
-A drug that reverses loss of color
-Protect your skin from sun & artificial sources of UV light.
-Conceal affected skin
-Don't get a tattoo
Coping & Support
-Make a good connection
-Learn all about it
-Talk with others
-Confide in loved ones.
For Further details you can contact on +919999367159, 025410265, and 025172076 or visit us-Dr Navel’s Homoeo and Research Centre.J-13/ 34 Patel Market. Rajouri Garden. Near Indian Bank. New Delhi or visit our website- www.drnavalkumar.com
No comments:
Post a Comment