Exposure to some emotional problems is also a cause of vitiligo.
Exposure to burns caused by sunburn Power is also a powerful factor for the infection of vitiligo.
The diagnosis is based entirely on clinical history and clinical examination.
There are some tests that help in diagnosis including:
1 – Examination of the (wood lamp) and helps in the examination of patches and find patches in areas not exposed to the sun
2 – taking a biopsy of the skin is used in rare cases.
3. Examination of the tissue under the electronic microscope shows the absence of colored cells and the proliferation of lymphocytes and the absence of dye in the skin layer of the skin
4 – examination of the thyroid gland and the level of blood sugar and detection of the function of the adrenal gland to detect autoimmune diseases
1. Vitiligo is an acquired chromosome caused by the breakdown of the responsible colored cells. It is the production of the melanin dye that is responsible for giving the skin color
2 – The mechanism of the crash of colored cells is the crash by self-immunity or breakage due to toxic substances resulting from the manufacture of melanin or the result of stress oxidation
3. Vitiligo spreads around the world and the incidence rate is 1%. There is no difference between males and females in the infection, and most cases occur in people between the ages of 10 to 30 years.
Vitiligo is divided into two types: general vitiligo, which is the most common, and there is a satisfactory biography in the family in addition to the existence of autoimmune diseases (diseases of the thyroid, diabetes, and Edison) and vitiligo is the least common and is not linked to the existence of a satisfactory biography in the family or the existence of immune diseases Self.
5 – The most vulnerable areas are exposed areas of the sun are hands, feet, arms, neck and face, especially around the mouth and eye.
6 – Vitiligo appears in the form of white patches similar to the color of chalk and be specific features, and may appear Vitiligo tricolor.
7 – The diagnosis depends on the clinical examination and examination of the affected area of the wood lamp, in addition to ascertaining the symptoms and signs of autoimmune diseases and ask for tests if necessary in case of doubt.
8. Medications include the use of sunscreens, topical cortisone creams, cream and sorrelin pills
9. Radiation therapy includes the use of ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B, narrow beam and laser.
10. Surgery involves the use of suction or vaccination.
11 – Pill of honey, honey, ammonia, garlic, vinegar, milk and narcissus are used in alternative medicine to treat vitiligo
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