Suffering from vitiligo, white spots will appear on the body, which will greatly affect personal appearance. Especially for young men and women, they are more concerned about appearance and more about treatment. With the increase of age, middle-aged and elderly vitiligo patients do not care much about appearance. In addition, the disease itself is not painful or itchy, and the patient has no discomfort. Therefore, treatment is also not valued. So, are middle-aged and elderly vitiligo patients really unnecessary to treat?
The answer is necessary. Vitiligo does not heal itself, and delaying treatment or abandoning treatment will only make the condition worse. In addition, it will bring a series of complications, posing a greater threat to physical health.
1. Cause thyroid disease
Vitiligo can be complicated by autoimmune diseases such as thyroid diseases. Compared with normal people, the incidence of abnormal thyroid function indicators in vitiligo patients is significantly increased, especially in female vitiligo patients.
2. Trigger diabetes
Diabetes is also a major complication of vitiligo. This is because the positive rate of islet cell antibodies in vitiligo patients is higher than that of ordinary people, so the risk of diabetes is higher.
3. Cause alopecia areata
Vitiligo disease may also cause alopecia areata, especially when the disease is in the progression period, if the disease is not taken in time to control the disease in a scientific way, the patient's onset site may appear alopecia area.
4. Cause dental disease
Head and facial vitiligo is often accompanied by dental diseases including dentures, caries, dental deformities, and ectopicities. But white spots on teeth are generally not related to vitiligo.
Tips: Vitiligo is not only the appearance of white spots on the skin, its pathogenesis is complex, and there are many triggers. Failure to pay attention to the consequences of treatment will only pose a greater threat to health. Middle-aged and elderly vitiligo patients should still cooperate with doctors to actively treat and be responsible for their own health.