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Segmental vitiligo on the temple with lid poliosis
Keywords: Acquired depigmentation disorder, Eyebrow poliosis, Female, Forehead, Large milky-white patch, Leukotrichia, Milky-white macules, Segmental vitiligo, Skin of colour, Unilateral white eyebrow, Well-demarcated patch
Vitiligo is an acquired, chronic, depigmenting disorder of the skin, in which pigment-producing cells (melanocytes) that determine the colour of skin, hair, and eyes are progressively lost. It appears as milky-white patches of skin (leukoderma) and can be cosmetically very disabling, particularly in people with dark skin.
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