Which Jobs are Relatively Easier to get Vitiligo

Vitiligo can develop in any region of the world, in any ethnic group, in our past clinic experience, patients could be workers, farmers, students, soldiers, and so on, people from all works in society may get vitiligo, generally speaking, the incidence of vitiligo between occupations is not too obvious differences.

But clinically it is also found that certain chemical substances have selective destructive effects on melanocytes, which can lead to skin depigmentation, such as hospital laboratory personnel's hands accidentally splashed with hydrogen peroxide and liquid nitrogen which both have a certain chance to cause skin depigmentation and becoming a permanent white spot. Therefore, workers in chemical plants, leather manufacturing, rubber factories and contact with chemical reagents should pay a great deal for their own protection at work.

Experimental research proves that 4-tert-butylphenol, hydroquinone, hydroquinone aminophenyl ether, and other chemicals can make the skin or hair of guinea pigs, rats, cats, or rabbits decolorized. Therefore, in the production of 4-tert-butylphenol or 4-p-tert-butylphenol as raw material to produce phenolic resin industry, automotive industry, leather industry, and other industries may occur occupational vitiligo.

Although vitiligo has some relationship with occupational factors, it is not very obvious. Genetic factors, psycho-neurological factors, chemical factors, copper ion relative deficiency factors, infection factors, trauma factors, etc. may trigger vitiligo. There are some uncommon triggering factors clinically.

1. Vitiligo due to tonsillitis recurrent

Many children suffer from vitiligo triggered by repeated attacks of tonsillitis, tonsillitis attacks will cause the body stress response, emergency system repeatedly role, more likely to appear vitiligo.

2. Vitiligo due to outdoor training exertion or traveling in the Summer without sunlight protection

Military training, travel, and some physical exertion, coupled with strong sun exposure, the human body appear stress damage. The body will mobilize lymphocytes throughout the body to resist viruses, which is not a problem in normal people, but if the person has a poor immune function or has genetic causes of disease, it is easy to induce diseases of the immune system, such as vitiligo.

Finally, we remind the majority of vitiligo patients: no matter what age you get vitiligo, you should treat it early to avoid the aggravation of the disease.