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Vitiligo

Vitiligo
disorder that causes depigmentation of patches of skin. It occurs when melanocytes, the cells responsible for skin pigmentation, die or are unable to function. The cause of vitiligo is unknown, but research suggests that it may arise from autoimmune, genetic, oxidative stress, neural, or viral causes
Here the depigmented area is in the anterior abdomen region.

Vitiligo
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