Vitiligo, which we usually call vitiligo, is a very serious skin disease. Although the cause of this disease has not yet been clearly identified medically, it is generally believed to be caused by genetics, autoimmunity, mental and neural factors, melanocyte self-destruction and trace element deficiency. 1. White Spot Wind Vitiligo is a common acquired localized or generalized skin depigmentation disease. It can occur in any part of the body, most commonly on the back of the fingers, wrists, forearms, face, neck, and around the genitals. It can also occur in the female vulva, mostly in young women. This disease is equivalent to vitiligo and leucoderma in traditional Chinese medicine. 2. Causes of Vitiligo The cause of this disease is still unclear. Recent studies have shown that this is related to the following factors: 1. Genetic theory Vitiligo can occur in twins and families, indicating that heredity plays an important role in the onset of vitiligo. Studies have shown that vitiligo has incomplete penetrance and there are multiple pathogenic sites on the gene. 2. Autoimmunity theory Vitiligo can be combined with autoimmune diseases such as thyroid disease, diabetes, chronic adrenal insufficiency, pernicious anemia, rheumatoid arthritis, malignant melanoma, etc. Specific antibodies to various organs can also be detected in the serum, such as anti-thyroid antibodies, anti-gastric parietal cell antibodies, anti-adrenal gland antibodies, anti-parathyroid antibodies, anti-smooth muscle antibodies, anti-melanocyte antibodies, etc. 3. Psychological and neurochemical theory Mental factors are closely related to the onset of vitiligo. Most patients suffer from mental trauma, excessive tension, depression or frustration during the onset or development of skin lesions. The degeneration of nerve endings in the white spots also supports the neurochemical theory. 4. Melanocyte self-destruction theory Vitiligo patients can produce antibodies and T lymphocytes in their bodies, indicating that the immune response may lead to the destruction of melanocytes. Toxic melanin precursors synthesized by the cells themselves and certain chemicals that cause skin depigmentation may also have a selective destructive effect on melanocytes. 5. Trace element deficiency theory The levels of copper or ceruloplasmin in the blood and skin of vitiligo patients are reduced, resulting in reduced tyrosinase activity, thus affecting the metabolism of melanin. 6. Other factors Trauma, sun exposure and some photosensitive drugs can also induce vitiligo. |
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