What is the cause of vitiligo

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Some time ago, my brother accidentally knocked his arm, and the wound soon scabbed. But recently, he suddenly found some white spots on his original wound, so he took him to the hospital for examination. As a result, he was suffering from vitiligo. Today, let me talk about the cause of vitiligo.

What is the cause of vitiligo

First: one of the causes of vitiligo is endocrine and immune dysfunction: some pathogenic factors (chemical and heavy metal poisons) lead to immune dysfunction, endocrine imbalance, produce anti melanin cell antibodies, cause melanin cell damage, loss and disease. The damaged melanocytes can release antigen again and stimulate the body to produce more anti melanocyte antibodies.

Second: the etiology of vitiligo up to now summed up the following factors: genetic factors; mental factors; chemical factors; tyrosinase, copper ion relative lack of factors; infection factors; trauma factors and so on. It can be seen that the pathogenesis of vitiligo is multifaceted, but a considerable number of patients can not find any inducing factors. No matter where vitiligo occurs, it is related to microcirculation disturbance.

Third: vitiligo can appear in twins and families, indicating that heredity plays an important role in the pathogenesis of vitiligo. Studies have shown that vitiligo has incomplete penetrance and multiple pathogenic loci. Vitiligo can be combined with autoimmune diseases, such as thyroid disease, diabetes, chronic adrenal insufficiency, pernicious anemia, rheumatoid arthritis, malignant melanoma and so on.

matters needing attention

So usually we should pay attention to personal health care, pay attention to skin cleaning care, choose suitable for their own toiletries, avoid irritating drugs, but also to avoid scratching the affected area, appropriate attention to diet care, avoid too cold spicy food.