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I would like to know what it is when your skin looses pigment it is very noticing in the summer when you tan in the winter not as much?
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Vitiligo: Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease that leads to the destruction of melanocytes, the cells the produce pigment in our skin. This causes light patches in the affected areas, which are most prominent in dark-skinned folk and in the summer when people tan. One of the more famous people with disease was michael jackson.
Answered 11/28/2017
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