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Can vitiligo get confused with something else i have a white little spot and my doctor thinks is vitiligo i havet since 5 yrs ago never grow or spread?

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Dr. John Chiu answered

Usually not: Your white spot has been stable for 5 years, so it is only a cosmetic issue.

Answered 3/2/2016

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Vitiligo Mimics: Post-inflammatory hypopigmentation is a loss of skin color (pigmentation) after your skin heals from an injury. The pigment-producing cells (melanocytes) are damaged or destroyed in the healing process. This condition can be confused with vitiligo.

Dr Dohan agreed

Answered 8/6/2013

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