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Vitiligo (overview)

Vitiligo (overview) Definition Chronic, localized or generalized skin disease in which intrinsic or extrinsic factors lead to the destruction of melanocytes in the epidermis (and hair follicles) and thus to the loss of hereditary skin color, which manifests clinically as localized, but also gener...

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