World Vitiligo Day is celebrated on 25th June 2022. This 2022 year theme for World Vitiligo Day 2022 is “Learning to Live With Vitiligo”
Vitiligo, also known as ‘leucoderma’ or ‘white leprosy,’ is an autoimmune disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks healthy cells which produce pigment, causing tissue damage. Melanocytes are the cells that produce the skin pigment melanin, which gives your skin its color; when melanocytes die, white patches appear.
Every year, over 1 lakh cases of vitiligo are reported in India. It can occur at any age, but it is more common before the age of 30. There are many different kinds of these.
These white spots appear in one area of the body in some people. At the same time, in some patients, these spots spread throughout the body gradually.
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