News — Medicine for White Patches

White patches or vitiligo is an autoimmune disease in which the skin loses its natural color and develops white or light skin-colored patches in different parts of the body. This disease is caused because either the skin does not produce an adequate amount of melanin, responsible for providing color to the skin, or there is some defect in the production of skin pigments. It usually starts from the area around the lips and fingers and gradually develops white patches all over the skin. White patches arise due to disorders in the immune system. Since white patches are an external expression...