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Vitiligo : Complications

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Complications Overview Articles

Vitiligo
Depigmented areas are more likely to sunburn or develop certain skin cancers.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 11, 2008
Vitiligo
The condition is usually gradually progressive. Sometimes the patches grow rapidly over a short period, and then the condition remains stable for many years.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Complications Articles

Photosensitivity
Photosensitivity is any increase in the reactivity of the skin to sunlight.The skin is a carefully designed interface between our bodies and the outside world. It is infection-proof when intact, nearly waterproof, and filled with protective mechan...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Skin cancer
Skin cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal skin cells. If left unchecked, these cancer cells can spread from the skin into other tissues and organs.There are different types of skin cancer.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 5, 2008
Skin Cancer
Skin cancer is a malignant growth of the external surface or epithelial layer of the skin.Skin cancer is the growth of abnormal cells capable of invading and destroying other associated skin cells. Skin cancer is often subdivided into either melan...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland is overactive, and makes too much thyroid hormone(called thyroxine[ T4] and triiodothyronine[ T3]). Hormones are substances that affect and control many important functions in the body.The ...
Source:ADAM
Date:July 18, 2008
Hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism is the overproduction of thyroid hormones by an overactive thyroid.The term hyperthyroidism covers any disease which results in overabundance of thyroid hormone. Other names for hyperthyroidism, or specific diseases within the cate...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism is the overproduction of thyroid hormones by an overactive thyroid gland.Located in the front of the neck, the thyroid gland produces the hormones thyroxine(T 4) and triiodothyro-nine(T 3) that regulate the body''s metabolic rate by...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism is the condition that reflects excessive concentrations of thyroid hormones, due to any cause. The resulting hypermetabolic state causes increased heat production and accelerates many of the bodies'' processes.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism is the overproduction of thyroid hormones by an overactive thyroid.Located in the front of the neck, the thyroid gland produces the hormones thyroxine(T 4) and triiodothyro-nine(T 3) that regulate the body''s metabolic rate by helpi...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Pernicious anemia
Pernicious anemia is a decrease in red blood cells that occurs when the body cannot properly absorb vitamin B12 from the gastrointestinal tract. Vitamin B12 is necessary for the proper development of red blood cells.Pernicious anemia is a type of ...
Source:ADAM
Date:November 23, 2008
Pernicious Anemia
Pernicious anemia is a disease in which the red blood cells are abnormally formed, due to an inability to absorb vitamin B 12. True pernicious anemia refers specifically to a disorder of atrophied parietal cells leading to absent intrinsic factor,...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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