It is a discolored area on the skin in the form of patches. It affects skin, hair, and mucous membrane. It occurs due to the malfunctioning of melanocytes (pigment-producing skin cells). It mostly happens in dark skin people. It is mainly an autoimmune (defective immune system) disease.
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