What is the harm of vitiligo to human body

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My husband was diagnosed with vitiligo at the beginning of this year, although the scope of the disease is not very large. But we are very worried, we don't know if it will have other effects on our body. We also went to ask other patients and consulted doctors. Now let me tell you about the harm of vitiligo to human body.

What is the harm of vitiligo to human body

First, it is easy to cause skin cancer. Leukoplakia, because the pigment cells wither, lead to the loss of pigment in the skin, thus reducing the skin's ability to block ultraviolet rays. Therefore, leukoplakia patients are poor in UV protection and easily attacked by ultraviolet rays, resulting in various diseases, such as photosensitivity dermatitis. Medical research has confirmed that the incidence rate of skin cancer in vitiligo patients is much higher than that of normal people.

Second, affecting vision is very easy to cause cataract. Leukoplakia is not only a skin disease, if it tired to the iris, make people's vision decline, if the pigment in the iris is reduced, it will cause cataract and other eye diseases, if it is serious, it will cause permanent blindness. The direct harm of leukoplakia is that it is unsightly and extremely affects the external image. In today's society, which pays more and more attention to external beauty, the living conditions of leukoplakia patients, such as study, employment, marriage and so on, are often greatly affected.

Third: the experts of leukoplakia found that 13% - 16% of the patients showed abnormal sensorineural hearing loss after hearing and brainstem auditory response test. Hearing loss ranges from mild (hearing loss < 40dB) to moderate (hearing loss 40-60db), and can be unilateral or bilateral, mainly involving high frequency range. Congenital or acquired deafness is found in the family of patients with leukoplakia, but the relationship between congenital or acquired deafness and leukoplakia is not clear. 80% of v-k-h patients had hearing loss or tinnitus.

matters needing attention

We often feel that skin diseases are not so serious, especially vitiligo. This is actually wrong, mainly because we don't understand the disease. We need to recognize the harm of vitiligo, pay attention to it. Early to treatment, but also their own a better life.