It occurs when the melanocytes, cells responsible for skin pigmentation, die or are unable to function. The precise cause of vitiligo is complex and not fully understood. There is some evidence suggesting it is caused by a combination of auto-immune, genetic, and environmental factors.
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·Exact cause is not known.
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·Evidence points to autoimmune etiology.
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·Genetic predisposition is common.
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·Age: onset between 10-30 years.
CLINICAL FEATURES
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Insidious.
LOCATION
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Common sites, to start with, are pressure points, i.e. knuckles, elbows, lips.
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Lesion do not itch.
LESION
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Start as white localised macules.
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Rounded, well defined at onset.
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Adjacent lesions coalesce.
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As they increase in size, become irregular.
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Spread to involve greater parts of the body.
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Depigmented lesion is surrounded by area of apparent hyper pigmentation.
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No sensory loss in lesion.
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Every little trauma heals with depigmentation.
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Lesions are hypersensitive to sunlight.
·Clinical.
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
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·Reassurance.
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·Treat associated disorder.
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·If iatrogenic, identify withdraw offending agent.
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·Avoid physical trauma.
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·Adequate mental rest.
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·Improve general health.
Homeopathy treats the person as a whole. It means that homeopathic treatment focuses on the patient as a person, as well as his pathological condition. The homeopathic medicines for vitiligo are selected after a full individualizing examination and case-analysis, which includes the medical history of the patient, physical and mental constitution etc. A miasmatic tendency (predisposition/susceptibility) is also often taken into account for the treatment of chronic conditions. The homeopathic remedies for vitiligo given below indicate the therapeutic affinity but this is not a complete and definite guide to the treatment of this condition. The symptoms listed against each medicine may not be directly related to this disease because in homeopathy general symptoms and constitutional indications are also taken into account for selecting a homeopathic remedy for vitiligo. To study any of the following remedies in more detail, please visit our Materia Medicasection. None of these homeopathic medicine for vitiligo should be taken without professional advice.
BOERICKE- SKIN- LEUCODERMA.
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Ars.alb.
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Ars.sulph.flavum.
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Bacillinum.
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Graphites.
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Merc sol.
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Nat.mur.
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Nit.acid.
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Nux vom.
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Phos.
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Sep.
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Sil.
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Sulph.
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Thuja.
Bacillinum
The patient is suffer from chronic cold, cough occasional history of haemoptysis. He has loss in weight, loss of appetite, flat chested young boys girls, prominent ribs prominent clavicles. We get history of asthma, pneumonia, bronchitis even T.B. in patients.
A Maceration of a Typical Tuberculous Lung Mind. Taciturn, sulky, snappish, fretty, irritable, morose, depressed and melancholic even to insanity. Fretful ailing, whines and complaints; mind given to be frightened particularly by dogs.
Graphites
Obese patient with a history of suppressed itch.
Suited to – Excessive cautiousness; timid, hesitates; unable to decide about anything. Fidgety while sitting at work. Sad, despondent; music makes her weep; thinks of nothing but death.
Merc sol.
Nervous affections after suppressed discharges especially in psoric patients. Glandular and scrofulous affections of children.
Nit. Acid
Homeopathic remedy for vitiligo where White spots are found at the muco-cutaneus junction. More at the angle of the mouth, eyes, nose, nipples, glans penis, vulva, etc. Along with it, there may be fissure at the same spot. In some of the patients along with this there is a desire for eating chalk, pencils, etc., particularly in children.
Best acted in females. Beside the usual white discolouration, these patients have irregular menses either early or late, scanty painful menses in young girls. Leucorrhoea, prurites, dysparunia, frigidity is noted. Most of the patients complain of morning sickness along with motion sickness, nausea, vomiting or headache travelling in a car or bus. These patients are not social, they prefer to be alone.
Adapted to persons of dark hair, rigid fibre, but mild and easy decomposition.
Sulphur
There is a history of suppression of skin diseases or any other suppression like suppressed diarrhea, dysentery, jaundice, typhoid in tropics many other fevers. There is heat in the palms, soles, eyes, anus, vulva, vagina on the top of the head. Generally hot patient but could be chilly. Irritability obstinacy is also noted.
Adapted to persons of a scrofulous diathesis, subject to venous congestion; especially of portal system. Persons of nervous temperament, quick motioned, quick tempered, plethoric, skin excessively sensitive to atmospheric changes. For lean, stoop-shouldered persons who walk and sit stooping like old men. Standing is the worst position for sulphur patients; they cannot stand; every standing position is uncomfortable. Dirty, filthy people, prone to skin affections. Aversion to being washed; always <. after a bath.
Thuja
Homeopathy for vitiligo where there is history of vaccination. There is dreams of falling, startling in sleep, have warts on face or on the body, with loss of appetite after vaccination. There is history of tuberculosis or respiratory diseases.
Adapted to hydrogenoid constitution of Grauvogl. Acts well in lymphatic temperament, in very fleshy persons, dark complexion, black hair unhealthy skin. Ailments from bad effects of vaccination; from suppressed or maltreated gonorrhoea. Fixed ideas: as if a strange person were at his side; as if soul and body were separated; as if a living animal were in abdomen; of being under the influence of a superior power.
Homeopathy for Vitiligo Treatment. Homeopathic Remedies for treating vitiligo in children are safe and effective.
MANGALORE
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