What are the types of vitiligo

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Cousin's arm recently grew a white plaque, quite obvious, listen to people say it is likely to be vitiligo, and vitiligo is divided into many kinds, do not know what specific, let me talk about the types of vitiligo.

What are the types of vitiligo

First: the first major category is congenital vitiligo, which attracts the attention of patients with vitiligo: congenital vitiligo is a primary, localized or generalized skin depigmentation, which is caused by the decline and loss of tyrosinase system in melanocytes of skin and hair follicles. The lesions are not pigmented, of different sizes and shapes. White spots can occur all over the body, with clear boundary, deep boundary pigment, and white hair follicles.

The second: the second major classification is traumatic vitiligo, which is a common skin disease in beauty: traumatic vitiligo is an acquired, generalized skin depigmentation. It is easy to diagnose but difficult to treat. Traditional Chinese medicine calls it "vitiligo" or "vitiligo". Vitiligo induced by trauma, surgery and scratching is called traumatic vitiligo.

Third: the third major classification is segmental vitiligo, which is a relatively serious disease: segmental vitiligo is a limited melanotic skin disease. The incidence of adolescent is more. The lesions are clear white spots, round, oval or not plastic. Can occur in any part of the body. No conscious symptoms, does not affect physical health, but affect beauty, can bring mental pain to patients. A few small pieces of skin lesions can subside by themselves. Mental factors, sunlight and trauma can aggravate the symptoms or induce the disease. The etiology is unknown, including autoimmune theory, neurohumoral theory, melanocyte self destruction theory and so on.

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The type of vitiligo is not the only one. In medicine, vitiligo is often divided into three categories, namely congenital vitiligo, traumatic vitiligo and segmental vitiligo. Due to different causes, different types of vitiligo may have different treatment methods.