Skin Auto-Immune Disease, Types, and Treatment- The Insight of Vitiligo

Abstract

The skin is one of the largest organ of the body. The skin plays the role to boost innate immunity and protect us from the external environment. There is constant wear and tear of the skin resulting in disorders that are uncomfortable and cause chronic disabilities. Vitiligo is one of the 'idiopathic' acquired depigmenting disorders resulting in the loss of functional melanocytes from the epidermis. Thus, there is a need for time to study the pathogenesis and its types. Vitiligo results in a patchy loss of skin pigmentation due to immune attacks on melanocytes.As vitiligo is divided into two major types that are non-segmental and segmental, its line of treatment has become simple. Thus, this review article deals with the classication, and line of treatments such as photochemotherapy, herbal, traditional,and homeopathy for vitiligo