FAKTA TENTANG VITILIGO

• FACTS ABOUT VITILIGO
• Vitiligo is a disease in which the pigment cells of the skin, melanocytes, are destroyed in certain areas.
• Vitiligo results in depigmented, or white, patches of skin in any location on the body.
• Vitiligo can be focal and localized to one area, or it may affect several different areas on the body.
• The exact cause of vitiligo is unknown, although most experts believe that it is an autoimmune condition in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys certain cells within the body.
• Most people who have vitiligo will develop the condition prior to age 40; about half develop it before age 20.
• Vitiligo tends to run in families.
• Vitiligo is sometimes associated with other medical conditions, including pernicious anemia.
• Vitiligo is not painful and does not have significant health consequences; however, it can have emotional and psychological consequences.
• Some medical treatments can reduce the severity of the condition, but it cannot be cured.