WVD West Africa 2013
Our friends from VITSAF are working across West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal) to help those with vitiligo and raise awareness.
June 8, 2013 update: Vitiligo walk in Calabar, Cross Rivers State, Nigeria. Stay tuned for event details and report.
Related news: VITSAF Founder/ED Ms. Ogo Maduewesi gets Certificate in Advocacy and Citizen Engagement » » »
I support the petition to designate June 25 as Vitiligo World Day and save millions of people worldwide from social isolation and persecution.
What is coming?
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New York Vitiligo Community Meeting
Our next meeting will be after the World Vitiligo Day conference in Detroit on Thursday, July 20th, 2017, at 7PM - 8:30PM on the 11th floor of NYU's Ambulatory Care Ce...
20 July 2017 19:00, 240 East 38th Street, New York, NY -
Master Class On Vitiligo In Pediatric Age
will be held alongside “International Forum on Paediatric Dermatology”, which will take place in Rome (Italy), on October 5-7, 2017. This is an exciting opportunity t...
06 October 2017 09:00, P.zza Giovanni Randaccio, 1 - Rome...
FAQ
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Polypodium leucotomos as an adjunct treatment for vitiligo?
Extracts of the tropical fern Polypodium leucotomos appear to possess beneficial properties for the vitiligious skin. Polypodium leucotomos (also classified as Polypo...
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What causes vitiligo?
The precise cause of vitiligo is not well understood. The white areas appear due to loss of the pigment (melanin) that gives skin its color and protects it from the su...
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Is it possible to stop the progression of vitiligo?
It is true that vitiligo progression could be stopped in 4 out of 5 cases by the use of potent systemic corticosteroids. However, systemic corticosteroids might ha...
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Why there is no drug for vitiligo yet?
Despite the dearth of medications available to treat psoriasis - a disease with similar prevalence numbers and impact on quality of life - vitiligo has no known cure o...
