What causes vitiligo

summary

I have very good friends of the same age with me, usually very healthy, and not often sick. Recently, when I saw him, I found that there were always obvious white spots on his skin. He told me that it was vitiligo. I felt incredible, so he told me the cause of the disease. So, what causes vitiligo? Now I'd like to share some experience with you. I hope you can do a good job in prevention.

What causes vitiligo

One of the reasons: the disease is mainly due to the obvious continuous reduction and loss of melanin cells in the patient's body, which will use the skin mucosa and hair depigmentation disease of the patient. The function of melanocytes in normal skin disappeared completely.

The second reason: the occurrence of the disease is relatively complex, which may be caused by the patient's long-term body immunity disorder, or familial inheritance, the theory of melanocyte self destruction, neurochemical factor theory, drug stimulation, mechanical stimulation, surgery, trauma, and other incentives.

The third reason: usually the disease can occur in any part of the body, in which the longer seen patients in the back, around the genitals, and even the wrist, forearm, face, etc., and female vulva can also occur, young women in the majority. Usually the lesions are milky white or light pink with smooth surface and no rash.

matters needing attention

1. Patients can not be exposed to the sun, in order to prevent the expansion of the area, leading to aggravation of the disease. 2. Vitiligo patients remember not to scratch the wound, because nails contain a lot of bacteria, once scratched, not conducive to future treatment and health care. 3. Use external medicine with caution. The medicine should be used at the request of the doctor to prevent external medicine from irritating the skin. 4. The treatment of this disease needs a period of continuous time, so the patient must be patient, optimistic, and actively cooperate with the treatment, which is helpful to the recovery of the disease. 5. Eat more vegetables and fruits, supplement the body needs vitamins, increase antibodies.