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My dad suddenly acquired white spots on his hands and arms, they look to losing pigment, what is this?
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Vitiligo: Depigmented skin with loss of all pigment is an auto-immune disease known as vitiligo. See your internist for screening blood test for anemia and thyroid associations.
Answered 10/17/2017
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