Mengenal Tentang Gejala,Penyebab Dan Pencegahan Vitiligo

In general, Vitiligo is a skin disease. Vitiligo is a condition when the skin loses color or pigmentation, so that the skin color becomes pale or white. In conditions like this that cause the skin to look striped because the original skin color will disappear in certain areas. Vitiligo disease cannot be contagious or dangerous. However, often this vitiligo disease makes sufferers less confident because of the appearance of different skin colors and white patches can appear in any area of the body such as on the face, lips, neck, hands, and feet. And vitiligo can occur because the sufferer has an autoimmune disorder.

 

The occurrence of early symptoms that appear is spots whose color looks brighter than skin color. Slowly the spot will turn into a pale or white color. The appearance of white patches is not only on the skin of the face, lips, neck, hands and feet but vitiligo can appear on the hair, mouth and eyes. The spots are usually permanent and more susceptible to sunburn. Although they do not cause irritation or rashes, the spots sometimes itch.

 

Here are the symptoms of vitiligo, namely:

• The appearance of spots or patches of light-colored skin, sometimes looking like chalky white
• Widespread skin patches
• Sometimes skin patches itch
• Slowly skin patches can increase in size
• The appearance of gray hair on the hair
• Changes in eye color

 

Here are some factors that cause vitiligo, namely:

• Patients experience skin damage, exposed to triggers such as those caused by sunburn
• Factors that occur due to hereditary history
• Patients suffer from other autoimmune diseases, such as diabetes, and hyperthyroidism
• Factors of influence of the environment
• Sufferers experience stress
• Exposure to certain chemicals can cause vitiligo

 

 

Prevention of vilitigo that can be done, namely by:

• Consume healthy foods and have a nutritious and balanced diet
• Protect the skin optimally by using skin camouflage creams so that it can be protected and can also do skin care
• Can avoid polluted environments by exposure to chemicals derived from paint coatings, heavy metals, and industrial origins

 

Friends of Hermina, when experiencing the symptoms described earlier. Proper and fast handling can minimize complications that may occur. Then immediately conduct an examination by a Skin Specialist at Hermina Hospital so that appropriate handling and action can be taken according to the skin condition.