What are the typical symptoms of vitiligo

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There are many misunderstandings in people's life about vitiligo, often mistaking it as a simple skin disease. In fact, vitiligo is a stubborn skin disease with melanin loss, which is difficult to cure and easy to spread. We must be careful about vitiligo. Vitiligo has a certain heredity, which has a great impact on the appearance of patients. If not treated in time in the early stage, the white spot will continue to increase, some edges will converge to form a piece, which is easy to increase the psychological pressure of patients. Timely detection can be timely treatment of vitiligo. So, what are the typical symptoms of vitiligo?

What are the typical symptoms of vitiligo

1. Vitiligo symptoms are more common in the back of fingers, wrist, forearm, face and neck, genitalia and around. Leukoplakia usually distribute symmetrically or unilaterally, even along the nerve as a band. Some patients may be accompanied by mucosal hypopigmentation, the lip is more common, followed by external genitalia, eye pigment can also be affected, but generally does not affect vision, this kind of mucosal vitiligo is different from the commonly known mucosal leukoplakia. 　　

2. The symptoms of vitiligo are white spots and patches of different sizes, most of which are symmetrically distributed, and can cause local hair whitening. If it occurs on the scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes and other places, the hair turns white, usually without obvious self-conscious symptoms. Patients with vitiligo are mainly affected by the skin. Due to the lack of pigment protection, after exposure, it can cause burning pain, erythema and blisters. 　　

3. Vitiligo symptoms, no itching, even if there is also very mild. The number of discoloration spots is small, generally only 1-2 pieces, and most of them appear on the skin of the exposed parts. In addition to depigmentation, the skin at the decolorization spot is the same as the surrounding skin, without itching, desquamation or atrophy. The course of disease is chronic and can last for a lifetime. Generally, it will not involve internal organs and cause system damage.

matters needing attention

Vitiligo symptoms seriously affect the image of patients, resulting in patients' life, family, social and work are affected, many patients have varying degrees of mental illness. We must understand more common sense of vitiligo, so that we can discover and treat the disease in time.