Vitiligo: Symptoms & Treatment

Brief overview Symptoms: Isolated or extensive white (depigmented) skin patches all over the body or only in individual areas (face, hands, feet), white coloration of hair possible, sometimes itching with new patches Treatment: medication such as cortisone, light therapy, PUVA (psoralen plus light therapy), bleaching, transplantation of pigment cells (melanocytes), relapse prevention by avoiding stress … Vitiligo: Symptoms & Treatment