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Posted by Michael Spruill on May 25, 2011 at 5:42pm
 History of Vitiligo Posted on October 30th, 2009 in Vitiligo The term “vitiligo” has been derived from the Latin word “vitelius” which means calf. This term was first used by a Roman physician named Celsus in the 2nd century A.D. Vitiligo ha...s long been confused with leprosy but the earliest information regarding this disease has been obtained from “Tarikh-e-tibbe-iran” during the period of Aushooryan (2200 BC). More information has been obtained from Ebers Papyrus (1500 B.C) in which two types of pigmentary loss, vitiligo and leprosy have been distinguished. In another book “Atharva Veda” dating to 1400 B.C. the condition “shweta kustha” was referred to as vitiligo. Vitiligo was not very commonly discussed before the 1990’s when it sprung into the spotlight because of the celebrities like Michael Jackson and Amitabh Bachan getting affected. Everyone has his/her own story of vitiligo. How he/she got affected and how he/she was treated. Vitiligo is believed to have existed since pre-historic days but its scientific dimensions have been explored only recently.See More

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  • Vitiligan Princess August 1, 2011 at 3:15am
    very interesting, i enjoyed this <3
  • Christi Lynn Gallegos May 29, 2011 at 3:05am

    This is amazing stuff! You would think that if it's been around this long - they would have found something to deal with this. Thank you for sharing!

     

    Christi

  • Morteza May 27, 2011 at 8:09pm

    thanx Michael! really interestig! I didnt  know that the earliest information regarding this disease has been obtained from “Tarikh-e-tibbe-iran” and just during the period of Aushooryan (2200 BC)!!!

    “Tarikh-e-tibbe-iran” is persian and means "natural history of Iran".

  • Sarah Shadows May 27, 2011 at 6:50pm
    That is really interesting thanks for sharing
  • Steve Hargadon May 27, 2011 at 8:41am
    Michael--thanks for this.  It led me to the following, which was also fascinating reading:  http://books.google.com/books?id=FCr5J922dRIC&pg=PA4&lpg=PA...
  • Nadika May 27, 2011 at 2:18am
    It IS interesting !!!!
  • Michael Spruill May 26, 2011 at 4:00pm
    Oh Michael! I love your posts they are amazing!
    • Venko > Michael Spruill August 1, 2011 at 2:51am

      Very interesting historical resume.

      I knew that the term Vitiligo had been used for the first time by Romans and actually it means “colorful calf” but the other info was interesting for me.
  • Michael Spruill May 26, 2011 at 3:59pm
    I thought atleast one person would read or reply to this. I thought it was interesting...
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