What are the hair symptoms of vitiligo

summary

I have been suffering from vitiligo for some years. I have vitiligo on my head, on my arms and on my legs. I have been taking medicine all the time. Although I haven't been cured thoroughly, the white spots have gradually subsided. Recently, I found that the hair in the places with vitiligo has turned white. Let's share the hair symptoms of vitiligo.

What are the hair symptoms of vitiligo

Symptom 1: the main source of vitiligo polychromism is the melanocytes in the outer root sheath of the hair follicle. The whiteness of the hair means the destruction of the black cell reservoir of the hair follicle. In the early stage of vitiligo, the symptoms of hair whitening rarely occur. If the disease is not controlled in time, the hair will become white or even fall off after a long time. Can go to regular hospital treatment immediately.

Symptom 2: white spots appear on the surface of skin, mostly pure white round, or irregular loss spots, with smooth surface, clear boundary and increased edge pigment. Or will only occur in one part of the body, there are stages of leukoplakia, this is changing with time, the longer the time, the number of leukoplakia will increase, the more serious the disease is accompanied by white hair.

Symptom 3: the type and quantity of melanin particles in the hair cortex determine the color of the hair. The hair can be yellow, brown, red or black, white, etc. But the color of the hair can't protect it from the sun. In vitiligo patients, melanocytes in the epidermis are damaged, while melanocytes in the hair follicles can not be affected, which is very common in clinic.

matters needing attention

Need to go to the regular professional vitiligo hospital for examination, find out the cause of their own, under the guidance of the doctor for timely treatment, this can prevent the further spread of leukoplakia, and the earlier the treatment of vitiligo, the easier to recover.