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Vitiligo celebrities

Darcel De Vlugt turned White

Darcel De Vlugt, from Islington, North London, was born to black parents from Trinidad but she turned white because of Vitiligo (Vitiligo causes the immune system to attack the pigment cells). The first signs of vitiligo appeared when Darcel was only of five years. Her parents, Peter and Charmaine, say the girl had some white spots on the forehead and the forearm.

This disease started progression and in just two years she had developed vitiligo on her arms and legs too. Progression of vitiligo continued and turned 80 percent of her body white and by the time she turned seventeen her skin had completely turned white.

Doctors say that they haven’t seen this type of case before in which a person completely turns white because of vitiligo.

Eddie Panlilio

Eddie Panlilio & Vitiligo:Ed Panlilio is afflicted with vitiligo.He said that,

“This disease is not a life-threatening ailment, and is not serious enough to stop him from doing his duties as a public official until June 2010.Vitiligo”, or the partial loss of pigment, which is also called as a Michael Jackson Disease by his skin disorder, is not contagious, so our constituents need not fear coming near me or shaking my hands.”. His doctors said, “It could be hereditary or caused by a virus from the environment or due to tension”

Michael Jackson-king of pop

 

Michael Jackson & vitiligo:Jackson is suffered with vitiligo and he revealed this truth in the early 1990s that, he had a skin disorder behind his skin which us turning him brown to white. His actual skin clour was a medium-brown . His dermatologist,Dr Arnold Klien diagnosed vitiligo and lupus in Michael in 1980s, which is a devastating disease.

Big Krizz Kaliko

Big Krizz & Vitiligo:Kaliko has not created or animated any story about his vitiligo, for the shake of his popularity. His real facial picture is prominently displayed on his album’s cover. His songs of debut album show sympathy for every one who has vitiligo. He feels that, those who suffer from this rare skin dysfunction namely vitiligo skin diseases, are sometimes ostracized from their own peer group due to their strange appearance. He said to the world that”
“Until now you may have thought “ vitiligo” was a fictitious disease, an invention of the deranged mind of Michael Jackson to explain intentionally bleaching his skin but this all is quite untrue…vitiligo is a disease which exists”.

Lee Thomas

He openly talks about his vitiligo in a book Turning Time, In which he has mentioned through a journey titled Turning White: A Memoir of Change, that how vitiligo has affected on his life and career. Thomas says that, he’s met with so many people who had this disorder, and they had loss their self confidence and has became less active in their social active. They imagine it like, some leprosy-type of disease, but it is quite untrue He says. “A lot of folks feel this disease has trapped them and kept them away from their life goals”.

Getting to know me...

I am a 22 year old South African living with vitiligo since the age of six, back than i was still young and had no idea of what VITILIGO was, It all started with a single spot on my right leg which was kind of obvious that it worried my mom. with me being the bubbly and talkative child i cared less about my skin until i reached purbity, now thats when the freaking out started happening. all the way from one spot to a thousands. Today i am  living proof that vitiligo does exist and even though i have it it's not the end of the world.

It took me the whole of 12 years to come to terms with it and thanks to VITILIGO that i am writing this blog today. I am 65% depigmented all due to stress and slowly reaching my goal of 100% depigmentation.

I come from a family of five and me being the eldest wasn't having to explain to my siblings about why i have this disorder, after all i am still trying to figure out why i have it. I am the first member of my family to have VITILIGO and not even my extended family has ever heard of it and i will end up by saying that " i am not my hair, i am not my skin but i am the soul that lives within."

Intro- all about VITILIGO

What is vitiligo?

Vitiligo (pronounced vit-ill-EYE-go) is a pigmentation disorder in which melanocytes (the cells that make pigment) in the skin are destroyed. As a result, white patches appear on the skin in different parts of the body. Similar patches also appear on both the mucous membranes (tissues that line the inside of the mouth and nose) and the retina (inner layer of the eyeball). The hair that grows on areas affected by vitiligo sometimes turns white.

What causes it Vitiligo?

The cause of vitiligo is not known, but doctors and researchers have several different theories. There is strong evidence that people with vitiligo inherit a group of three genes that make them susceptible to depigmentation. The most widely accepted view is that the depigmentation occurs because vitiligo is an autoimmune disease -- a disease in which a person's immune system reacts against the body's own organs or tissues. People's bodies produce proteins called cytokines that, in vitiligo, alter their pigment-producing cells and cause these cells to die. Another theory is that melanocytes destroy themselves. Finally, some people have reported that a single event such as sunburn or emotional distress triggered vitiligo; however, these events have not been scientifically proven as causes of vitiligo.

Who is affected by it?

About 0.5 to 1 percent of the world's population, or as many as 65 million people, have vitiligo. In the United States, 1 to 2 million people have the disorder. Half the people who have vitiligo develop it before age 20; most develop it before their 40th birthday. The disorder affects both sexes and all races equally; however, it is more noticeable in people with dark skin.

Vitiligo seems to be somewhat more common in people with certain autoimmune diseases, including hyperthyroidism (an overactive thyroid gland), adrenocortical insufficiency (the adrenal gland does not produce enough of the hormone called corticosteroid), alopecia areata (patches of baldness), and pernicious anemia (a low level of red blood cells caused by the failure of the body to absorb vitamin B₁₂). Scientists do not know the reason for the association between vitiligo and these autoimmune diseases. However, most people with vitiligo have no other autoimmune disease.

Vitiligo may also be hereditary; that is, it can run in families. Children whose parents have the disorder are more likely to develop vitiligo. In fact, 30 percent of people with vitiligo have a family member with the disease. However, only 5 to 7 percent of children will get vitiligo even if a parent has it, and most people with vitiligo do not have a family history of the disorder.

                                                                                                           Thanks to medicare.net