About vitiligo

2017-05-31 17:22:56
My maternal uncle has vitiligo and one of my paternal cousin also has vitiligo are there any chances of me n my siblings get the same problem
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Thanks for the query. Vitiligo is an immune system mediated skin disease which can be brought into remission by certain medications and life style changes. Now it is believed to be a multisystem disorder that can have other auto-immune comorbidities. A proper assessment to determine the presence and severity of these comorbidities. Your chances of having vitiligo are marginally more than general population, and cannot be predicted exactly
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