What Causes Post-Inflammatory Hypopigmentation?

Discussion Hypopigmentation can be worrisome for many families because of cosmesis and the worry that “something is wrong.” The normal natural changes in skin-tone over the year due to different light exposure and wide variations within individuals is not something that many people are aware of. Post-inflammatory hypopigmentation is a common cause of hypopigmentation. Vitiligo is the most common cause of depigmentation. Vitiligo is an acquired, depigmenting disorder with typical lesions appearing as milky white macules with distinct margins that are not scaly. Hair (including eyebrows and eyelashes) can be depigmented if it occurs in a particular area. It occurs in about 0.5-1% of the population and is the most common cause of depigmentation. Melanocytes are absent from the affected skin area. All ages and genders are affected. Vitiligo usually is of the non-segmental form where lesions are bilateral and symmetrical across the body. The segmental form is unilateral, band or segmental in distribution. The lesions can occur in any part of the body and for some people they are increased because of skin trauma (clothing constrictions in certain areas, i.e. Koebner phenomenon) Vitiligo has been known for centuries and social discrimination because of the white lesions has been intense at different times and in different cultures. Vitiligo was often confused with leprosy for instance in the past, leading to social stigma based similarities between the white skin lesion...
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