June 25th is usually World Vitiligo Day and unknown to many people this is a skin condition that can affect anyone.
Vitiligo is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes some patches of skin to lose color causing it to turn a milky white color.
By autoimmune we mean that normally your immune system is supposed to fight disease-attacking cells but in vitiligo the immune system attacks the healthy body tissues.
It usually starts out as white patches on the skin either on one part of the body then spreads this is called segmented appearance.
This one is very rare and it appears at an early age and may last for 6-12 months before it disappears.
While in others it appears symmetrically on both sides of the body e.g. both hands and at times it may spread and cover a large area progressing rapidly.
This particular disease has no cure and it may also be contracted genetically if anyone in the family has it.
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