How to Use vitiligo in a Sentence

vitiligo

noun
  • Though there is no cure for vitiligo, there are treatments that can help the skin tone appear more even.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 19 July 2022
  • My daughter has vitiligo and is adjusting to the changes in her skin and hair.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Now, a new drug could help restore vitiligo patients’ skin color.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2022
  • And because of a new study, a better treatment option for those with vitiligo could be on the way.
    — Rebecca Dancer, Allure, 26 June 2019
  • There's a doll with a prosthetic leg, a doll with vitiligo, and one with behind-the-ear hearing aids.
    — Arianna Bradford, Parents, 27 July 2023
  • The coverage stays on for 16 hours and works well even over acne, rosacea, and vitiligo.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
  • He has been beset by vitiligo, a disease that causes loss of skin color in blotches.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 13 June 2020
  • One of my favorite shirts is the one with the beauty wearing jumbo box braids and her vitiligo with no apologies.
    — Shalwah Evans, Essence, 14 Oct. 2019
  • The coverage stays on for 16 hours, and works wells even over acne, rosacea, and vitiligo.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Since treating vitiligo requires looking past the surface, this needs to change.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Without melanin, people with vitiligo can be sensitive to the sun.
    — Daniella Midenge, Women's Health, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The amount of time a patient had vitiligo didn't affect their likelihood of success.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2022
  • So Crystal has really given me a voice to speak about vitiligo.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Jaquan Wright is known as Two Skin, a moniker that nods to his vitiligo skin disorder.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
  • With vitiligo, the immune system attacks and destroys melanocytes, the skin cells that produce melanin.
    — Daniella Midenge, Women's Health, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The new range of dolls includes one with vitiligo, a condition that causes the loss of skin pigment in blotches.
    — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Many common causes, including albinism and vitiligo, do not have a cure.
    — Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Mattel is now claiming to be the most diverse doll line with its recent launch of dolls that have vitiligo, a prosthetic leg and a bald head.
    — Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2020
  • Having vitiligo has taught me so much about myself and what 'beauty' actually is.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 11 June 2018
  • Two years ago, the gene didn’t even have a name, but it was linked to vitiligo—a condition where people develop white patches on dark skin.
    — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Mattel is now claiming to be the most diverse doll line, with its recent launch of dolls that have vitiligo, a prosthetic leg, and a bald head.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Jan. 2020
  • In vitiligo, the skin pigment cells are destroyed, and people end up with irregular, patchy loss of skin pigment.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 30 May 2022
  • The suspect description is a black male, in his 50s with vitiligo (discoloration) on half his face.
    — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Mattel on Tuesday revealed a doll with vitiligo, a doll with no hair, and a doll with a darker skin tone and a gold prosthetic limb.
    — Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Some of the other characters in the book have Down syndrome, need glasses or braces, have vitiligo, alopecia and more.
    — Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Aliya Sawyer, 12, has vitiligo and has tried various treatments.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022
  • Harlow was diagnosed at age 4 with vitiligo, a condition in which the skin loses its pigment cells.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • And, on the note of food, Winnie Harlow became Neapolitan ice cream as a nod to her vitiligo.
    — Essence, 3 Nov. 2025
  • DePrince suffers from vitiligo, a condition in which the skin loses its pigment cells.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Oct. 2021
  • The blog gave them confidence to stop hiding their vitiligo, or maybe post the first picture that ever showed their vitiligo on social media.
    — Nicole Pajer, Peoplemag, 1 June 2023

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