Understanding The Symptoms Of Vitiligo

Progression Of Discoloration

An individual who experiences skin, mucous membrane, and retina discoloration may notice the discoloration starts to progress as their condition progresses. In individuals affected by vitiligo, the discoloration of their skin usually begins with a few relatively small white patches that tend to slowly and gradually spread around their bodies. Most vitiligo patients experience their first symptoms when certain events like physical or emotional stress trigger the onset of their disease. The small patches can become wider and continuously spread in some patients while they stay in the same size for several years in others. The location of the depigmented macules on an individual's skin can change and shift over time. Certain parts of an affected individual's skin lose their pigment and then regain it. The amount of skin ultimately affected is varied. Some patients only ever develop a few macules, while others experience widespread loss of the color in their skin.