eMedicine - Vitiligo : Article by Seung-Kyung Hann, MD
| Title: | eMedicine - Vitiligo : Article by Seung-Kyung Hann, MD |
| URL: | http://www.emedicine.com/DERM/topic453.htm |
| Description: | Vitiligo - Vitiligo is a specific type of leukoderma characterized by depigmentation of the epidermis. Occasionally, the loss of melanin (ie, hypopigmentation) is partial. It is an acquired progressive disorder in which some or all of the melanocytes in the interfollicular epidermis, and occasionally those in the hair follicles, are selectively ... vitiligo, white spot disease, acquired leukoderma, nonpigmented skin, depigmented skin, depigmentation, hypopigmentation, loss of melanin, hypomelanosis, hla-dr4, hla-b13, hla-b35, leukotrichia, trichrome vitiligo, blue vitiligo, |
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