
Vitiligo Symptoms, Risk Factors, & Causes | NIAMS
May 21, 2025 · 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 …
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.
Vitiligo: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Steps to Take
May 21, 2025 · Vitiligo is a disorder that causes patches of skin to become white. It happens because cells that make color in your skin are destroyed.
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 …
Vitiligo: Research & Resources
May 21, 2025 · Vitiligo is a disorder that causes patches of skin to become white. It happens because cells that make color in your skin are destroyed.
Patchy Skin - Vitiligo Explained | NIAMS
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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.
Ichthyosis Symptoms, Types, Causes, & Risk Factors | NIAMS
What is ichthyosis? It is a disorder that causes dry, thickened skin that may look similar to fish scales.
All Diseases and Conditions | NIAMS
May 21, 2025 · Vitiligo Vitiligo is a disorder that causes patches of skin to become white. It happens because cells that make color in your skin are destroyed.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
May 21, 2025 · The mission of the NIAMS is to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases; the training of basic and clinical …