Talk:Vitiligo

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Andy Warhol?

Did Andy Warhol have this condition?

transplants of melanocytes to cure vitiligo

Hi success with transplantation of melanocytes something new in 2004??? This was possible already 1987 please check the litterature: 1: J Invest Dermatol. 1987 Sep;89(3):219-24.

% of people with Vitiligo

The article is contradictory. It says "The population incidence is thought to be 1-2%" Then it goes on to say "It is a very rare disease/rare condition affecting 1 in 2000 people". The two statements don't add up. Generally, what I have seen is ~1% of the population has it. But I don't know of any reliable data to back that up.

Wokists bloated the number for some weird "everyone is a spectrum, see these moo cow people" shtick. In reality the number is far closer to 0% than to 1%. The source saying 1% simply makes the claim without backing. 124.169.140.225 (talk) 02:21, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Why depigment?

Wouldn't it be easier and more aesthetic to simply dye yourself all over? I mean, if I was born black and suddenly my color shifted and I had to pick one or the other, I (well, I'd pick patchy, it looks cool) would definitely choose black over white..

It's harder than simply "dyeing yourself" the point is that the melanin can't maintain color anymore. Tatoo's don't work either, they tend to jsut agrivate the area then the vitiligo will spread around the tattoo.

P.T. Barnum

P.T. Barnum exhibited "Negroes turning white" in his circus. "negroes+turning+white"&source=bl&ots=HB0AMiNwr-&sig=3IRHgevVak9ZIUEZbRu-5O4nrUc&hl=en&ei=PP5DStbYL5OwswPD3bTuDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1

White leprosy

In India this condition is known as "white leprosy." http://www.yogavanahill.com/diseases/white-leprosy van Lustig (talk) 06:13, 17 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Low stomach acid+B12

Dr. Mercola, articles.mercola.com explains low stomach acid and the need for B12 injection is one possible cause of Vitiligo. 2601:441:4980:9480:B086:B5C9:26:E0BD (talk) 11:51, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Vitiligo affects around 1% of the world's population"

No it doesn't, it really doesn't. This made up statistic is so woke cringe and needs to stop being hamfisted into the intersectional hierarchy - based on this "1%" lie many video games now add characters for this "common disease" at the expense of native peoples. Even the citations state blindly without explaining how they got their "information". Statistically if 1% of people had vitiligo you could go and see one right now at the local swimming pool. FAKE STATISTICS DO NOT BELONG ON WIKIPEDIA 124.169.140.225 (talk) 02:20, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]