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Vitiligo or leukoderma is a chronic skin disease that causes loss of pigment, resulting in irregular pale patches of skin.
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Vitiligo
Posted by Healthy And Fit on May 17th, 2009
Posted in Diseases 
Tags: Body Hair, Brown Patches, Changes Over Time, Chronic Skin, Depigmentation, Environmental Factors, Extremities, Leukoderma, Melanocytes, Nostrils, Precise Cause, Psychological Effects, Quiescent State, Skin Changes, Skin Disease, Skin Folds, Skin Pigment, Skin Pigmentation, Streaks, Young Adulthood 
Comments OffPityriasis alba
Posted by Healthy And Fit on May 17th, 2009
Posted in Diseases Tags: Aetiology, Complexions, Corticosteroid Creams, Dermatitis, eczema, Hypopigmentation, Lesions, Melanocytes, Pale Skin, Pallor, Pityriasis Alba, Point Prevalence, Poor Socioeconomic Conditions, Prevalence Rates, Prevalence Studies, Scaly Appearance, Single Point, Skin Condition, Tanning, Variable Rates Comments OffIdiopathic guttate hypomelanosis
Posted by Healthy And Fit on May 15th, 2009
Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis is a dermatological condition that presents as small spots of depigmented skin, primarily on sun-exposed areas of the body such as the forearms.
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Posted in Diseases Tags: Both Sexes, Dermatological Condition, Forearms, Guttate Hypomelanosis, Melanocytes, Pigment, Precise Cause, Sun Exposure Comments OffHypopigmentation
Posted by Healthy And Fit on May 15th, 2009
Hypopigmentation is the loss of skin color. It is caused by melanocyte depletion — a decrease in the amino acid tyrosine, which is used by melanocytes to make melanin.
Below is a photo of a Colorescience user suffering from Hypopigmentation :
Associated conditions
It is seen in:
- albinism
- idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis
- leprosy
- Phenylketonuria
- pityriasis alba
- vitiligo
Posted in Diseases Tags: Amino Acid Tyrosine, Guttate, Hypopigmentation, Melanin, Melanocytes, Photo, Skin Color Comments Off
