Can Vitiligo be Affected by Climate?

According to clinical treatment data, vitiligo may occur all year round, and the onset and exacerbation of disease in most patients occur in spring and summer or when the two seasons are replaced. The main reason for the occurrence of vitiligo in these two seasons is the increase of inductions.

First, hot climate is easy to cause mood irritability, loss of appetite, sleep insecurity, these are one of the causes of neurological effects and endocrine disorders in patients, if these symptoms are not treated for a long time may induce or aggravate the disease of vitiligo.

Second, in spring and summer, the temperature starts to rise, the sun exposure time increases, and the sun exposure of vitiligo patients increases the probability of skin damage.

Third, spring and summer climate changes dramatically, especially in the season of hot and cold climate to make you impossible to prevent, cold and other diseases will drag down the body, to create conditions for the onset of vitiligo.

Fourth, summer is busy with industry and agriculture, and urban vehicles are more crowded frequently. Therefore, harmful chemicals such as automobile exhaust and industrial exhaust gas are more harmful than those in winter, which may affect the skin of patients and lead to vitiligo.