Source: Diseases Database
Conditions listing Vitiligo as a symptom may also be potential underlying conditions.
For a more detailed analysis of Vitiligo as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Vitiligo.
Vitiligo seems to be more common in people with certain autoimmune diseases (diseases in which a person's immune system reacts against the body's own organs or tissues). These autoimmune diseases include hyperthyroidism (an overactive thyroid gland), adrenocortical insufficiency (the adrenal gland does not produce enough of the hormone called corticosteroid), alopecia areata (patches of baldness), and pernicious anemia (a low level of red blood cells caused by failure of the body to absorb vitamin B-12). Scientists do not know the reason for the association between vitiligo and these autoimmune diseases. However, most people with vitiligo have no other autoimmune disease.
Vitiligo may also be hereditary, that is, it can run in families. Children whose parents have the disorder are more likely to develop vitiligo. However, most children will not get vitiligo even if a parent has it, and most people with vitiligo do not have a family history of the disorder. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers about Vitiligo: NIAMS)
With a diagnosis of Vitiligo,
it is important to consider
whether there is an underlying condition causing Vitiligo.
These are other medical conditions that may possibly
cause Vitiligo.
For general information on this form of misdiagnosis, see Underlying Condition Misdiagnosis
or Overview of Misdiagnosis.
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