How to verify is vitiligo

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My white spot is in the back, the area is not big, but recently found that there are about palm size white spots on the neck, really afraid, went to the hospital to see the doctor said it was vitiligo, how to verify it was vitiligo? Do you know anything about this? So let's talk about how to verify vitiligo.

How to verify is vitiligo

Symptom 1: vitiligo lesions for depigmentation spots, often milky white, can also be light pink, smooth surface, no rash. The white spot boundary is clear, the edge pigment increases compared with the normal skin, and the hair in the white spot is normal or white. Most of the lesions were distributed symmetrically.

Symptom 2: vitiligo white spots are mostly nail to coin large, nearly round, oval or irregular shape, there are also spot like spots at the onset, the realm is more obvious. Some edge around with pigment band, the number of decolorization spots is small, generally only 1-2 pieces, and most appear in the exposed skin.

Symptom 3: the affected area is white, more obvious with the normal skin color, does not protrude from the skin, pore occlusion, the affected area of skin is smooth, no scales, the disease is more serious with white hair. But found a similar situation on the body, you can go to the regular professional vitiligo hospital to do a check.

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Endocrine imbalance means abnormal hormone secretion in human body. Hormone secretion has an effect on melanin synthesis. For example, excessive thyroxine secretion will lead to skin color fade, clinical found that many patients with vitiligo will be accompanied by hyperthyroidism; epinephrine and norepinephrine will also inhibit the synthesis of melanin and so on. Of course, not all hormones can inhibit melanin synthesis. Sex hormones can deepen skin color.