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Suggest Treatment For White Spots On Skin Due To Vitiligo

good morning. im 40 years old, 48kls and only a month ago that i noticed some white spot on my hands. i went to see the doctor and was diagnose as vitiligo. he says there is no known cure for this. is it true? or i'll be turning into a human dalmatian? :( please help..thank you
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Hi,

As you said you suffer from vitiligo. Vitiligo is an autoimmune skin disease of unknown cause. Genetic tendency may be there. It is a benign condition having cosmetic concern. It may be kept untreated. If it is embarassing you may take treatment. There may be good response after long term treatment. You may take trimethoxsalen 25 mg tab daily in morning and levamesole 50 mg tab at night. Application of tacrolimus 0.1% oint twice a day on the patch might improve the disease. You may take treatment under supervision of dermatologist. You may get benefit after long term treatment. I hope you got my answer.

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Suggest Treatment For White Spots On Skin Due To Vitiligo

Hi, As you said you suffer from vitiligo. Vitiligo is an autoimmune skin disease of unknown cause. Genetic tendency may be there. It is a benign condition having cosmetic concern. It may be kept untreated. If it is embarassing you may take treatment. There may be good response after long term treatment. You may take trimethoxsalen 25 mg tab daily in morning and levamesole 50 mg tab at night. Application of tacrolimus 0.1% oint twice a day on the patch might improve the disease. You may take treatment under supervision of dermatologist. You may get benefit after long term treatment. I hope you got my answer. Thanks.. Dr. Ilyas Patel MD