A popular American TV presenter Lee Thomas had access foundation and make-up to the signs of the disease in the audience who can soon completely desaturate hide his skin. Lee suffered a black vitiligo - a disease caused by a reduced dependence of the pigment cells of the skin melanocytes. "I am a black man, a white right on the screen in front of the audience, if you saw me in all these years, you've noticed that my hands have become almost completely white." - Says Lee. The first symptoms appeared in his 25 years - it all started with a small white spot on the skin of the hands and around the mouth. Now a large discolored skin on the face, neck and other exposed areas of the body 40-year-old American. The causes of vitiligo are currently unknown, and current treatments can at best, the progression of the disease. The disease is not life threatening, but it has caused changes in appearance are often strong. On the psychological state of the patient According to Lee, in public without make-up, he regularly annoy the object of attention. Sometimes they have to declare that vitiligo is not an infection and is not dangerous to others. After years of trying to hide their illness from colleagues and friends, decided to Lee about his life with vitiligo to speak publicly. His book "Becoming White: A Memoir of Transformation" now available in the U.S.. In addition, Lee has agreed to become the "face" of the National Association of vitiligo Columbus.
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