@drabby6: Weight loss, bulging eyes, swelling in the neck? These are things I pay attention to as a dermatologist. These can be symptoms of Graves’ disease, or autoimmune hyperthyroidism. This is just one of many autoimmune diseases that can present with vitiligo, since vitiligo is caused by autoimmune destruction of melanocytes in the skin. 23% of vitiligo patients have one other autoimmune disease with most common being thyroid disease, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, systemic lupus erythematosus and type 1 diabetes. If you have vitiligo, talk to your doctor about screening for the most commom autoimmune diseases. #vitiligo #autoimmunedisease #dermatologist

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