How to determine if it is vitiligo

  Patient: 2008.07.02 my female friend found a small patch of white spots on the neck, at that time did not care, thought it was the onset of red spots on the neck before the receding left after the early August, the neck found two more, an area of 3X1CM size, to the hospital for examination, was told that it is vitiligo. 2008.8.9 began to take Chinese medicine {tang medicine}, to today, the affected area has been significantly reduced, a large area The affected area is already close to the skin color. The medicine continues to be taken. We doubt if the condition is misdiagnosed, because we heard people say vitiligo treatment is not so fast, ask the doctor also said continue to observe.  The doctor: very sorry! The actual fact is that you can find a lot of people who are not able to get a good deal on this. The first thing to be sure of is that when vitiligo epidermal melanocytes are not completely destroyed, pigment loss spots or hypopigmented spots can be re-colored within 1-2 months. Of course, it is also important to establish the diagnosis of vitiligo. If the white patches of vitiligo are distinctly magnetic white when examined under Wood “s lamp, they can be easily distinguished from those caused by lichen planus (a superficial fungal infection of the skin that can cause hypopigmented patches).