Signs and symptoms of vitiligo are common

Vitiligo is a condition in which your skin loses melanin, the pigment that gives color to the skin, hair and eyes. Vitiligo occurs when the skin cells that produce melanin die, causing a large white spot with a form that is not fair to the skin.

Vitiligo can occur in anyone, but usually more common in those with dark skin. Vitiligo usually starts in a small area of ​​skin where pigment is lost and then spread over time.


Signs and symptoms of vitiligo are common : 

Missing pigment that produces milk-white patches on your skin depigmentation-
Other signs include:

• Premature whitening of hair on the head, eyebrows, eyelashes or beard 
• Lost color on the tissue lining the walls of the mouth (mucous membranes) 
• Missing or discoloration of the lining of the eye (retina) 

Although any body part can be affected by vitiligo, depigmentation usually occurs on sun-exposed areas, such as hands, feet, arms, face and lips. Although it may begin at any age, vitiligo often appears between the ages of 10 to 30 years. Vitiligo usually occurs with one of the three following patterns:

• Depigmentation is limited to one or several areas of the body 
• Lost color on one side of the body 
• Missing the skin pigment that spreads across any body part, often symmetrically 

Causes & Risk Factors
Cause 

Vitiligo occurs when melanin, the dark pigment in the epidermis that gives skin a normal color-defective or not in production. Then will terbantuk white patches. The exact cause of this is unknown.

Doctors and scientists have a theory of what causes vitiligo. Probably is a disorder of the immune system. Offspring can be the factor that causes an increase in cases of vitiligo. Some conditions that trigger the emotional stress and sunburn.