Leukoderma

Question: What is leukoderma and is it irreversible? I think my grandaughter has this. My daughter is taking her to a skin specialist. She has white patches on her arms and face that has caused discoloration and I'm wondering with treatment can it be reversed.

Answer: There is a disorder in the skin where the pigment cells of a body is destroyed by the body itself this is what causes the white patches and discoloration. Michael Jackson, I believe had this. In most cases, it's irreversible.

Question: How do you get rid of Leukoderma (spots)? So i have Leukoderma and its all on my arms ive been having it for like 4-5 years and i though it might go away on its own but no, does anyone know how to do i have to go to a doctor or is there home remedies?

Answer: Possible! Some say virgin coconut oil works on leukoderma (aka vitiligo). And some have even said that dandruff shampoo will eliminate the cause behind it--that it's actually a skin fungus! There's a site that is NOT spam but full of good old-fashioned remedies that people have tried--and that work. I've used it for everything from stretch marks to whatever! It's my go-to-source. It's called Earthclinic, and they DO have some people with experiences with leukoderma. I have it, too, and intend to try some of the remedies there to see if they will work. If you're game for some home remedies, they're worth trying! See the source below...

Question: Is it tue that there is no cure for White Patches / leukoderma ? I have heard that there are doctors / holistic healers who give medicines / home remedies for its cure as a social service. Pl help me if some know such noble persons

Answer: I hope this helps: www.RightHealth.com

Question: What is the difference leprosy and leukoderma?

Answer: Leprosy and leukoderma are two different diseases not related to each other in any way. Leprosy is a bacterial infection occurring in unhygienic people. It is a disease where the body parts such as fingers and toes get deformed and if not controlled, it may further eat up the body parts up the hand. this disease is now curable and symptoms include sudden numbness in hands and shining white patches on hands. prevention includes not to come in touch with leprosy patients and maintaining the highest standards of hygiene Leukoderma, is another skin disorder of different kind in which white patches occur on various parts of the body. Though it a harmless disorder, it causes immense psychological trauma to the patients since it robs them of their beauty and natural looks. It is caused due to imbalance in diet which leads to reduced production of melanin, the substance which gives our skin its color, thus causing white patches. It can be cured in early stages by proper treatment and diet. However, today with advanced cosmetic surgeries, even the most incurable of leukoderma can be cured and the original look can be brought back.

Question: which homeopathic remedy is best for leukoderma? and after how much period will it show results?

Answer: i don't think any one can certify. u may get result and may not get result.

Question: What are the cures available for Leukoderma? Is any medical treatement completely cures leukoderma?

Answer: Leukoderma = Vitiligo. Actually, vitiligo is a type of leukoderma. Check this official info: http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/vitiligo/vitiligo.htm

Question: Can anyone tell me about leukoderma ( a skin disease)? Is it curable? In this disease a person develops white patches on skin. In this disease melanin stops to produce in the body. can anyone tell me whether it is curable or no?

Answer: also called vitiligo opical steroid therapy: Steroids may be helpful in repigmenting (returning the color to white patches) the skin, particularly if started early in the disease. Corticosteroids are a group of drugs that are similar to the hormones produced by the adrenal glands (such as cortisone). Doctors often prescribe a mild topical corticosteroid cream for children under 10 years old and a stronger one for adults. Patients must apply the cream to the white patches on their skin for at least 3 months before seeing any results. It is the simplest and safest treatment but not as effective as psoralen photochemotherapy (see below). Patients using topical steroids are closely monitored for side effects such as skin shrinkage and skin striae (streaks or lines on the skin). Psoralen photochemotherapy: Psoralen photochemotherapy (psoralen and ultraviolet A therapy, or PUVA) is probably the most beneficial treatment for vitiligo available in the United States. However, it is time-consuming and care must be taken to avoid side effects, which can sometimes be severe. Psoralens are drugs that contain chemicals that react with ultraviolet light to cause darkening of the skin. The treatment involves taking psoralen by mouth (orally) or applying it to the skin (topically). This is followed by carefully timed exposure to ultraviolet A (UVA) light from a special lamp or to sunlight. Patients usually receive treatments in their doctors' offices so they can be carefully watched for any side effects. Patients must minimize exposure to sunlight at other times. The goal of PUVA therapy is to repigment the white patches. Topical psoralen photochemotherapy: Topical psoralen photochemotherapy often is used for people with a small number of depigmented patches (affecting less than 20 percent of the body). It is also used for children 2 years old and older who have localized patches of vitiligo. Treatments are done in a doctor's office under artificial UVA light once or twice a week. The doctor or nurse applies a thin coat of psoralen to the patient's depigmented patches about 30 minutes before UVA light exposure. The patient is then exposed to an amount of UVA light that turns the affected area pink. The doctor usually increases the dose of UVA light slowly over many weeks. Eventually, the pink areas fade and a more normal skin color appears. After each treatment, the patient washes his or her skin with soap and water and applies a sunscreen before leaving the doctor's office.

Question: what is the name of this phobia, my friend had? she is afraid of people affected by leukoderma. read details.? whenever she sees a person affected by leukoderma, she would not get sound sleep on that day and she would think the whole day that she would also get leukoderma. she does not have any other phobias. what is solution for this problem?

Answer: I think you'd have a hard time finding a term for that specific fear. It sounds to me more like a generalized phobia for her own health that has been focused on leukoderma. I think the key to dealing with this fear is to understand what it is that she fears. Maybe talk with someone about why this non life threatening disease has become such a problem for her. Maybe even have her talk to someone with leukoderma so that they can humanize the disease.

Question: What is the best medicine which can cure White patches 100% or disease name is Vitiligo or Leukoderma..?

Answer: The answer of such questions is not simple. Because exact causes of vitiligo are still hidden to anyone. There are many treatment procedures are available for vitiligo like Home Remedies Oral therapies with natural Psoralen Homeopathic Ayer Vedic Psoralen photochemotherapy Autologous skin grafts Autologous melanocyte transplants Normally treatment of vitiligo is expensive as well as takes long period of time. But you can not say about a treatment, it is 100% effective for vitiligo. Vitiligo may decrease and increase also even during the treatment due to the side effects of medicine. Some people say that best treatment for vitiligo, which causes no side effects. It is the quality of natural medicines that these causes no side effects and cover the root causes of medicine.

Question: I have white spots on my face from last 7 yrs. Is it Leukoderma, any treatment pls.?

Answer: Consult a skin specialist and get it diagnosed first. If it is leukederma, it should have sprad during last 7 years. If it is confirm leukederma, then either consutl a homepath or start drinking Indian Mulberry.

Question: What is meant by LEUKODERMA?

Answer: leukoderma - vitiligo - loss of skin pigmentation, usually occurring in patches it is a disease, syphilis is a kind of leukoderma

Question: I am suffering from leukoderma on mylower lip from 7 years. I have done many treatmint but it is not working.?

Answer: There is no cure foe leukoderma in any pathy, except Homoeopathy , but the disease which starts from lips , homoeopathy is also has no cure. so please do not waste money on its treatment & suppose it as your destiny , offered by GOD.

Question: Is Leukoderma heriditary.? One of my friends is going to marry. But he is worried that the girls mother has Leukoderma skin condition. Though the girl does not have it, he is afraid if his offspring will inherit the disease. Is there medical proof of this? Thanx all!

Answer: Exact cause is unknown. There is no proof of its being hereditary, but a predisposition of this kind cannot be ruled out. Occasionally more than one person may be suffering in the same family. . Dietary deficiency of proteins and cuprominerals are the major contributing factor, Castro intestinal disorders like Chronic amoebiasis, Chronic dyspepsia, and intestinal worms also may cause. After use of antibiotics like Chloremphenical, streptomycin it may occur. Trauma or local irritation caused by wearing the sari or pants do produce it in individuals predisposed to it. Acute stress, Endocrine disorders also may cause them. Auto immunity also a contributing factor.

Question: How serious are white patches on one's skin? I have a very few white patches on my forearms - is this serious? Could it be leukoderma? If so, how serious is that?

Answer: is the white patches really noticeable from your regular skin color? it could be Vitaligo, it is an auto immune disorder where the body's immune system attack your melanocytes, or the color pigmented skin cells on your body. usually it does not come with any other symptom like dry or itchy skin.

Question: is leukoderma curable?? Is leukoderma curable...??if yes then how and what type of treatment does the patient have to undergo....??is surgery or skin drafting helpful if the disease is still not widespread over the body...a friend of mine needs help...

Answer: Vitiligo is a disorder in which the body destroys its own pigment cells (melanocytes) in various parts of the skin. In affected areas, the pigment gradually disappears. Small or larger areas of skin then become white with sharp margins where they adjoin unaffected parts of skin. If hairs are involved in this area, they too also grow white rather than pigmented. The condition is most noticeable in summer, when normal skin darkens. Because of the lack of protective pigment, the affected areas are also likely to burn and blister in the sun. How does Leukoderma occur ? In vitiligo, white blood cells attack and destroy pigment cells in discrete areas of the skin. It is called an auto-immune disorder, because the pigment cells become regarded by the body as "foreign" and are therefore rejected. You may have another auto-immune skin disease called alopecia areata (where small areas of hair are lost). You may also have pernicious anaemia, various types of auto-immune thyroid disorder, Addison's disease (an adrenal gland problem) or other auto-immune disorders. If the affected areas of skin are examined under the microscope, white blood cells called lymphocytes can be seen clustering around the pigment cells. These are eventually destroyed and the skin loses its pigment. Why does Leukoderma occur ? In 25% of patients with vitiligo there is a family history, either of vitiligo itself or another auto-immune disorder. In these patients it appears to be inherited as a dominant trait. This means that it affects half the offspring of an affected parent and half the brothers and sisters of the patient. Vitiligo may also occur at sites of injury to the skin and therefore may at first show itself in scars or burns. Current evidence suggests that the cause of the problem is the development of an antibody to an enzyme in the pigment cell. It is this antibody and the lymphocytes which together result in destruction of the pigment cells. Treatment Involved for Leukoderma Vitiligo is mainly a cosmetic problem. However, treatment can help some patients. The treatment of choice is corticosteroid (cortisone-like) ointment or cream. The appropriate strength will be used, depending on the site involved. A mild steroid would be used on the face and a stronger steroid for the trunk and limbs. If you find that you have dark hair growing from the area of vitiligo, the outlook is better, since the vitiligo is likely to be affecting only the upper layers of the skin. This means that pigment cells that are still present in and around the hair roots can migrate upwards to the surface. The skin will then re-darken at a later date. About 50% of patients with vitiligo will respond to a corticosteroid. In those who do not respond, a specialized form of light treatment may be of value. This treatment is called PUVA and involves applying a paint, made out of a plant extract, called psoralen to the affected areas of skin and then exposing the skin to long wave ultraviolet A light. The psoralen can also be given by mouth 2 hours before the PUVA treatment. The oral route is used if the vitiligo affects a larger number of areas of the skin. This treatment tends to only be available in hospital. The success rate of PUVA treatment is about 50%. Recently some doctors have been using vitamin D-like cream in vitiligo with good effect. Clinical trials are needed to properly evaluate these creams but results so far look promising. In patients who do not want active treatment or in patients who fail treatment with both corticosteroids and PUVA therapy, cosmetic camouflage can be used in areas that are exposed. The British Red Cross run a Camouflage Clinic in many dermatology departments and will match up to your normal skin colour. During Treatment for Leukoderma As vitiligo responds to treatment, a darkening halo appears around the affected area, with spotty pigmentation within the area. The spotty pigmentation is due to movement of healthy pigment cells from the hair roots to the surface of the skin. As the pigment spots become larger, they eventually join together. The lesion then gets smaller as additional pigment cells move in from the perimeter of each affected area. If you are taking the psoralen orally, it will be absorbed throughout the body including the eyes. The eyes must then be carefully protected with dark glasses for the following 12 hours. After Treatment for Leukoderma New areas of vitiligo can develop, and previously treated areas may require further courses of treatment. If Leukoderma is Left Untreated Vitiligo tends to be a persistent chronic condition and will generally become more extensive if not treated. There is, however, no way of predicting how extensive the disease will become. There is no way of stopping the condition from affecting other areas of skin. In some individuals, however, it may remain restricted to very small areas of the body throughout life or even spontaneously get better Source(s): www.surgerydoor.co.uk

Question: Do philanthropist exist.i want them to help me with the skin problem-vitiligo leukoderma-treatment?

Answer: You need dermatologists.

Question: Was prophet Muhammed fair to divorce his wife because she had Leukoderma? The biography of prophet Muhamemd tells that he married a woman (Asmaaa Bint Al Numan) and on their wedding night he found that she had white patches on her skin (most likely Leukoderma) and therefore he DIVORCED her for that. http://sirah.al-islam.com/display.asp?f=hes2770.htm http://www.yasoob.com/books/htm1/m024/28/no2810.html http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A4%D9%85%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86 http://arabic.islamicweb.com/Books/seerah.asp?book=2&id=1571 Does this stand with what we have heard that prophet Muhammed's marriages were for humanity and political reasons? From Tareekh Al Tabari: ثم تزوج رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أسماء بنت النعمان بن الاسود بن شراحيل بن الجون بن حجر بن معاوية الكندى فلما دخل بها وجد بها بياضا فمتعها وجهزها وردها إلى أهلها From Sirat Ibn Hisham: أسماء بنت النعمان الكندية تزوجها فوجد بها بياضا ، فمتعها وردها إلى أهلها

Answer: Divorce is much hated by God, this is know by all Muslims. If your spouse is unbearable, try to put up with him/her to the last breath, then think of divorce. The Prophet, a role model to Muslims, will not behave in a manner that angers God. It is not the person's fault if they are of ill-health. If you use your brain (as you are asking above) you will notice that their are anti-Islamic site on the web, but undercover of being Islamic ones.

Question: whats the treatment for leukoderma?

Answer: Synonyms Leukoderma Disorder Subdivisions None General Discussion Vitiligo is a dermatological condition characterized by the appearance of white patches of skin on different parts of the body as a result of the destruction of the cells that make pigment (melanocytes). This may vary from one or two white spots on the skin to large areas of depigmentation. Vitiligo is not contagious. It seems to occur more often among people who have certain autoimmune diseases. For some people, although not for everyone, the depigmentation is progressive. A new study shows that combining a special laser therapy and a skin ointment called tacrolimus may be better at helping repigment skin affected by vitiligo, according to French researchers. Vitiligo is a disease characterized by patches of white, depigmented skin. Vitiligo affects an estimated 1%-2% of the world's population, including men and women of all races. Vitiligo is caused by a complete absence of melanin, the body's skin-pigmenting chemical, in patches of affected skin. In addition to the disfiguring concerns, these skin areas are sun sensitive and have an increased risk of skin cancer. Treatments have included numerous therapies that either completely remove skin pigmentation or various therapies, such as lasers and topical steroid creams, which aim to repigment the skin. According to the authors, no treatment has provided true satisfaction. Recently, doctors from the Hôpital de l'Archet 2 in Nice, France, studied 14 vitiligo patients aged 12-63 to see if combining laser therapy and tacrolimus treatment would help repigment vitiligo lesions better than laser therapy alone. Thierry Passeron, MD, and colleagues selected four to 10 vitiligo lesions on each patient. Passeron's team treated the lesions with laser therapy twice a week for a total of 24 sessions, using an excimer laser. In addition, patients also applied 0.1% topical tacrolimus twice daily to a selected group of lesions. The combined therapy showed the best results. Repigmentation was seen in all of the lesions receiving laser therapy and tacrolimus, compared with 85% of lesions that only received laser treatment. Rates of repigmentation were also better in lesions receiving the combined therapy. When the researchers looked at how well lesions could achieve at least 75% repigmentation, they found that 70% of lesions treated with the combined therapy achieved this goal compared with only 20% treated with laser alone. Lesions not receiving any treatment did not show repigmentation. Location of the lesions also mattered. Lesions in areas of the body that are especially sensitive to ultraviolet (UV) radiation responded better than those in UV-resistant areas. UV-sensitive areas include the face, neck, chest, arms, and legs, except for bony areas like knees and elbows and extremities like hands and feet. "The combination of 0.1% tacrolimus ointment applied twice daily and 308-nm excimer laser therapy performed twice a week gives excellent results on UV-sensitive and UV-resistant areas. The treatment was well tolerated, and the patients were satisfied," write the researchers in the September issue of the Archives of Dermatology. Passeron's team says the results are "encouraging" and call for larger studies to confirm their results.

Question: Is there any medication for vitilgo(leukoderma)..It came for 3 year old ..Is it natural?Is there any solution?

Answer: Vitiligo is considered to be an Auto immune disease. If it is detected quite early and if some parts of the body like the sole of the feet,lower eye lids,lips,finger bone joints and elbows do not have white spots it is likely that it can be cured. Mainly the steroids are introduced along with the treatment for the worms. Homeopathy claims to cure this but frankly I am yet to see anyone who is cured to 100%. There are many medicienes available and you must consult a good dermatologist to get some relief but frankly do not expect any miracle.

Question: where to buy live green frog in india? hi heard that green frog is used in cure for vitiligo/leukoderma. can u tell me where its avlbl in chennai (south india) or anywhere else in india?

Answer: i think live frogs in india can found anywhere :)