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‖ vitiligo Path.|vɪtɪˈlaɪgəʊ|
[L. vitilīgo tetter.]
Formerly, a skin disease characterized by the presence of smooth white shining tubercles on the face, neck, and other parts of the body; in mod. use, a skin disease whose only manifestation is the post-natal development of sharply defined white patches that tend to grow in size.
1657Physical Dict., Vitiligo, a foulness of the skin with spots of divers colours. Morphew. 1693tr. Blancard's Phys. Dict. (ed. 2), Vitiligo, a sort of Leprosie; there are Three kinds of them [etc.]. 1814Bateman Cutaneous Dis. (ed. 3) 274 The disease, which is here intended to be designated by the term Vitiligo, is..somewhat rare. 1842E. Wilson Pract. & Theoret. Treat. Dis. Skin xii. 280 Vitiligo is the designation applied to partial leucopathia, or the diminution or absence of pigmentary secretion upon one or more parts of the body. 1855G. B. Wood Treat. Pract. Med. (ed. 4) II. 460 Vitiligo.—This term..has received various applications. Celsus embraced under it different forms of what are now known as lepra and psoriasis, and another affection which is probably identical with the lupus non exedeus of modern writers. 1864W. T. Fox Skin Dis. 21 Albinism, vitiligo, deformities of vascular and sebaceous structure. 1874W. Tay tr. Hebra & Kaposi's Dis. Skin III. xli. 174 The want of pigment at one time represents a substantive anomaly of formation, or a morbus sui generis and a wholly insignificant condition (Vitiligo alba levior, Celsus), and, at another time, forms a part of the phenomena of a very intense, constitutional disease, namely, Elphantiasis Græcorum (Vitiligo alba gravior, Celsus). Ibid. 176 According to the latter expressions [of Celsus], we might consider vitiligo to mean Psoriasis or Eczema.., or Elephantiasis Græcorum. In fact, these words have led to the great confusion which has existed even up to the present time..as to this matter. Ibid. 177 Most writers..have not been able to ignore the original meaning of Vitiligo as indicating a want of pigment, and make use of the expression to designate partial Achroma. 1887T. M. Anderson Treat. Dis. Skin 28 Some cases of true Leprosy may be mistaken for Vitiligo. 1889Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. VIII. 604/1 The dark-skinned races are rather more subject to vitiligo than those of fair skin and light hair. 1907Lancet 16 Feb. 407/2 Leucoderma or vitiligo is doubtless familiar to you all. 1976Ibid. 4 Dec. 1248/1 Since 1974 she had had psoriasis, vitiligo, and recurrent herpes labialis. 1979E. L. Rhodes Dermatology for Physician ii. 9/1 Although pale patches on the skin may follow eczema, psoriasis, pityriasis rosea and pityriasis versicolor, the patches of vitiligo are absolutely white.
Hence ‖ vitiliˈgoidea, a skin-disease resembling vitiligo.
1873F. T. Roberts The. & Pract. Med. 779 A peculiar enlargement [of the liver] associated with vitiligoidea. 1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 767 Two cases are..discussed by Addison and Gull..in relation to vitiligoidea. |