INTRODUCTION TO VITILIGO AND ITS TREATMENT: A REVIEW

Abstract

The present review includes the study of vitiligo, its different types and treatments available into the market. Vitiligo is a skin disorder in which white patches occurs on the skin may be in the form of lesions or on the whole body. Vitiligo can be triggered by stress to the melanin pigment-producing cells of the skin, the melanocytes. Novel approaches to promote repigmentation in vitiligo are being investigated and may yield effective, long-lasting therapies.