Talk:Vitiligo

Andy Warhol?

Did Andy Warhol have this condition?

transplants of melanocytes to cure vitiligo

Hi success with transplantation of melanocytes something new in 2004??? This was possible already 1987 please check the litterature: 1: J Invest Dermatol. 1987 Sep;89(3):219-24.

% of people wit Vitiligo

The article is contradictory. It says "The populattion incidence is thought to be 1-2%" Then it goes on to say "It is a very rare disease/rare condition affecting 1 in 2000 people". The two statements dont add up. Generally, what I have seen is ~1% of the population has it. But I dont know of any reliable data to back that up.

Why depigment?

Wouldn't it be easier and more aesthetic to simply dye yourself all over? I mean, if I was born black and suddenly my color shifted and I had to pick one or the other, I (well, I'd pick patchy, it looks cool) would definitely choose black over white..

It's harder than simply "dyeing yourself" the point is that the melanin can't maintain color anymore. Tatoo's don't work either, they tend to jsut agrivate the area then the vitiligo will spread around the tattoo.

P.T. Barnum

P.T. Barnum exhibited "Negroes turning white" in his circus. "negroes+turning+white"&source=bl&ots=HB0AMiNwr-&sig=3IRHgevVak9ZIUEZbRu-5O4nrUc&hl=en&ei=PP5DStbYL5OwswPD3bTuDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1

Potential "cure"?

I have not verified this but I saw it was mentioned on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelicin and wanted to add a note here so that if true, it might be added to this page too.

Humans have used plants rich in angelicin for centuries. The earliest known record dates back to 3000 BC when ancient Egyptians applied the oil and sap of local Apiaceae species exposing their skin to sunlight to cure vitiligo. 

TFJamMan (talk) 14:23, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

One exact cause known.

I have a mild example of this on my arms; and the exact cause IS known. I have cancer, and am on Kaytruder immunotherapy. One of the side effects is inflammation of the skin under sunlight. In summer, my arms looked like burnt pizzas. When summer ended, and the burnt pizza topping fell off, I ended up with patches of vitiligo. I now use lots of sun cream on my arms, because my skin "burns" quite pianfully in the sun if I dont.

I can include some photos of my arm vitiligo if desired. It has not caused me any angst in the slightest: when you are diagnosed with terminal cancer, a little bit of burnt pizza topping is neither here nor there. Especially since my oncologist warned me well in advance that this would happen.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8003:E422:3C01:3D5E:8E84:38AC:138D (talk) 08:24, 18 November 2021 (UTC)