What is vitiligo called

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Many people know the disease vitiligo, but many do not know what it is, how to come, how to suffer from this skin disease, the following I will give you a detailed introduction of this disease vitiligo.

What is vitiligo called

First, vitiligo is a common acquired localized or generalized skin depigmentation disease, which is caused by the loss of melanocyte function, but the mechanism is not clear. The disease can occur in all parts of the body, common in finger back, wrist, forearm, face, neck and around the genitalia, female vulva can also occur, most of young women.

Second: vitiligo, also known as vitiligo, is a familiar dermatology department. The main clinical manifestation is that part of the pigment takes off from the skin and produces white spots, and then gradually diffuses the patch and spread. Although vitiligo is not painful and itchy, it weakens the patient's healthy skin and mind, destroys the face seriously, bruises people's spirit, and affects normal life and marriage, Work and social interaction is a difficult disease in the world.

Third: vitiligo is called "vitiligo" or "vitiligo" in traditional Chinese medicine, which is a skin disease with pigment shedding. It is a kind of acquired skin depigmentation disease, characterized by local or generalized depigmentation. The incidence rate is about 0.5%~2%, and it is produced all over the world. This disease can affect all races. People with low skin color generally have lower incidence rate and higher incidence rate of skin color. It is suggested that patients should be treated as soon as possible, so as not to delay the disease and miss the best treatment time.

matters needing attention

1. Patients with vitiligo should eat more lactic acid food, lactic acid can promote the function of digestive system, the microorganisms produced in the human body can also help to eat sick cells, in addition to drink more milk, eat more eggs. 2. Eat more copper rich foods: such as nuts: peanuts, chestnuts, black sesame, walnuts and so on. 3. Eat less or no onion, garlic, fish, shrimp, pepper, etc. to reduce the intake of food rich in glutathione. Avoid spinach, because spinach contains a lot of oxalic acid, easy to make the skin itchy. Don't eat spicy leeks, either! 4. Vitiligo patients remember not to scratch the wound, because the nail contains a lot of bacteria, once scratched, may aggravate the development of the disease, not conducive to future treatment and health care.