Vitiligo is an auto-immune condition that results in flat areas of pigment loss. Fingers are a common location. In fair skin patients, vitiligo can be subtle. The total loss of pigment cells make these patients high risk for sunburn within the affected areas. This image displays one spot of lightened pigment due to vitiligo. This image displays areas of complete absence of skin pigment typical of vitiligo. This image displays a patient with vitiligo that affects his beard area and the area around his lips. This image displays lightening of the skin due to vitiligo, with pigment beginning to return around each hair follicle. This image displays the tops of feet affected with vitiligo. While the pigment loss from vitiligo is often subtle in lighter-skinned people, the loss of pigment from hairs in the eyelash area here accentuates the color loss. Light patches of vitiligo are subtle on the arms of a fair-skinned person. The fingers are a frequent skin location for patches of vitiligo. The pigment loss from vitiligo is often subtle in lighter-skinned individuals.
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Vitiligo is an auto-immune condition that results in flat areas of pigment loss. Fingers are a common location.
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Signs and Symptoms
Vitiligo most commonly affects areas of injury (trauma), particularly on the face, upper chest, hands, axillae, and groin. It may be widespread, affecting both sides of the body (generalized); it may affect only one side of the body (segmental); or it may affect only one localized area (focal).

Sharply defined white patches are seen. If the affected area contains hair, the hair may turn white.

Sometimes "halo" nevi (moles) may be seen, in which a mole is surrounded by a circular white patch, resembling a halo.
Last Modified: 29 Jan 2008

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