Vitiligo

VitiligoVitiligo
  • Facts:
    Depigmentation of unknown etiology
    Autoimmune destruction of melanocytes
  • Diagnosis:
    Autoantibodies to melanin, parietal cells, or thyroid
  • Associated With:
    Pernicious anemia
    Hypopituitarism
    Addison's disease
    DM I
    Alopecia areata
    Autoimmune thyroid disease (eg. Graves')



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July 22nd 2010