can you take a picture and post your white spots on the hands?
Concerning vitiligo:
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Vitiligo seems to be somewhat more common in people with certain autoimmune diseases. These autoimmune diseases include hyperthyroidism (an overactive thyroid gland), adrenocortical insufficiency (the adrenal gland does not produce enough of the hormone called corticosteroid), alopecia areata (patches of baldness), and pernicious anemia (a low level of red blood cells caused by the failure of the body to absorb vitamin B12). Scientists do not know the reason for the association between vitiligo and these autoimmune diseases. However, most people with vitiligo have no other autoimmune disease.
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http://www.medicinenet.com/vitiligo/article.htm
Are the white spots scars from red patches? Did you have lesions there before? Like bug bites, etc?
One cause of low B6 is pyroluria. This is a genetic defect in the making of heme in the liver, where a byproduct is made called kryptopyrrole. This compound sequesters B6 and zinc and causes rapid loss thru the urine. If you have this, you will also be losing zinc.
http://www.drkaslow.com/html/pyroluria.html
This is important because males need zinc because they lose it
thru the seminal fluid. Low zinc makes the body more susceptible to infection, esp by viruses.
More on B6 deficiency. (most causes are not common)
http://www.diagnose-me.com/cond/C77232.html
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