Vitiligo: the main causes and symptoms, how to treat?
Vitiligo remains today the most complex and mysterious skin disease, in addition, there is very little information. This disease occurs at any age and is characterized by the formation on the skin spots completely devoid of pigment. This expression has a term depigmentation.
For all its prevalence, vitiligo often still affects young people, predominantly women, under the age of 20 years.
Recent studies of the disease indicate that his number is steadily increasing, and at risk are children.
Most interesting is that the vitiligo remains one of those ailments that is not really recognized even by traditional medicine, because doctors do not recognize the serious harm. So much importance to the manifestations of this disease doctors do not give.
Point of view, having the right to life, but let's not miss the point that any manifestations on the skin, it also signals about changes in the body, and we should listen to them. In addition to the fact that in the cosmetic field is constantly working to identify, if not treatment of vitiligo, the means of eradicating the consequences of the disease, which most are relevant to a person's appearance.
Causes of vitiligo
No practical study that could explain the causes of this disease. However, there are a number of factors that can have a significant effect on the appearance of vitiligo:
- Neuroendocrine disorders, it can be connected with a thyroid gland, adrenal glands, genital glands;
- Any trauma;
- Disruption of the VNS;
- Autoimmune diseases;
- Hereditary, genetic predisposition.
Of particular importance in the causes of vitiligo is always stressful conditions, the effects of infectious diseases. In addition, determining factors may include chronic problems with internal organs, intoxication, allergic to some types of fabric.
In a clinical study many patients with vitiligo have been identified the balance of content in the body of vitamins and minerals, including: copper, zinc, iron.
Of great importance in the cause of vitiligo plays and the immune system, but rather its condition, any violations of her work lead to the aggravation factors of the appearance of vitiligo.
It is proved that depigmentation is often the consequence of life in our body of parasites, worms worms. Parasites disrupt the normal work of the endocrine glands, leading to deficiency of some trace elements.
Signs of vitiligo
Unfortunately, this diseasetakes on a chronic course, and all the symptoms of oppressed patient, exerting moral pressure and causing discomfort.
The first thing on the skin begin to appear light or slightly pink spots (the appearance of redness, as characteristic of the disease Characteristic manifestations of the disease symptoms do not prevent the diagnosis of the disease, rather, help to make an accurate diagnosis. But the fact that the appearance of vitiligo can take part a variety of factors, it offers a comprehensive approach to treatment.
Despite the fact that today there are some really good therapeutic approaches to the treatment of vitiligo, the problem with that is how to treat it still remains difficult.
Mainly used drugs, which contribute to the increased sensitivity of the skin to UV, that is, it is an attempt to eliminate the effects of vitiligo, not the disease.
So far, no one type of treatment for vitiligo which could completely deal with the disease, but the reason to stay there. The search continues, and with a more accurate study of disease may be found and the means of prevention and cure.