Izimpawu zesifo

Le vitiligo ibonakala ngokuthi amabala amhlophe njengoshoki onemidwebo echazwe kahle ngomucu omnyama wesikhumba.

Amabala okuqala avela kaningi ezandleni, ezingalweni, ezinyaweni nasebusweni, kodwa angenzeka kunoma iyiphi indawo yomzimba, kuhlanganise nolwelwesi lwamafinyila.

Ubukhulu bawo bungahluka ukusuka kumamilimitha ambalwa ukuya kumasentimitha amaningana. Amabala awavamisile ubuhlungu, kodwa angaluma noma ashise lapho evela.

Abantu abasengozini

• Abantu nomunye isifo se-autoimmune. Ngakho-ke, abantu abaningi abane-vitiligo banesinye isifo se-autoimmune esihambisanayo, isibonelo i-alopecia areata, isifo sika-Addison, i-anemia eyingozi, i-lupus noma uhlobo 1 sikashukela. Ezimweni ezingu-30%, i-vitiligo ihlotshaniswa nokuphazamiseka kwe-autoimmune yegland yegilo, okungukuthi i-hypothyroidism noma i-hyperthyroidism;
• Abantu abaye antecedents i-vitiligo yomndeni (ebonakala cishe ku-30% wamacala).

Izici zengozi

Kubantu abasengozini, izici ezithile zingadala i-vitiligo:

• ukulimala, ukusikeka, ukuhlikihlwa ngokuphindaphindiwe, ukushiswa yilanga okunamandla noma ukuthintana namakhemikhali (ama-phenol asetshenziswa ezithombeni noma odayi bezinwele) kungabangela amabala e-vitiligo endaweni ethintekile;
• ukushaqeka okukhulu ngokomzwelo noma ukucindezeleka okukhulu ngezinye izikhathi kungase kuhileleke22.