What is the name of this "disorder" or "case" when a persons hand or face misses pigemnetation (melanin)

so for example the person is dark skinned but his/her face or hands are tottaly pale missing melanin.

What is the name of this "disorder" or "case" when a persons hand or face misses pigemnetation (melanin)
Vitiligo
Reply:albino
Reply:melanoma
Reply:I think it's called 'vitiligo', Michael Jackson claimed to have it !
Reply:Vitiligo
Reply:Vitiligo or leukoderma is a chronic skin disease that causes loss of pigment, resulting in irregular pale patches of skin.
Reply:It's called vitiligo or leucoderma. It's an autoimmune disease where the body destroys the melanin-containing cells.
Reply:its called being in the country to long
Reply:the really serious is a something your born wit its called being "albino" where you are very very pale and have pink eyes.
Reply:Vitiligo
Reply:Its called Vitiligo, it is a harmless condition. Yvette Fielding of Most Haunted formerly Blue Peter, has it.
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Reply:Usually it is vitiligo but a fungal infection can cause patches of lost pigmentation too.
Reply:Vitiligo!
Reply:Try the link it may be useful.
Reply:vitilligo is where just patches of skin are lighter than the rest of the skin. this is what ur friend has.


an albino is some1 who has no pigment in there skin or hair whatsoever so they are realy pale and have no hair colour (like whiteish) and they have pink eyes sumtimes.
Reply:That would be vitiligo.





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitiligo
Reply:When he was normal %26amp; later his skin lost pigmentation,it is called vetilligo,an autoimmune disease.But when he is lacking pigmentation since birth in his skin,hair,iris...,it's albinism.
Reply:Pied Guy
Reply:I think you are probably referring to vitiligo