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Vitiligo in Legs
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Just wanted to ask that - Can vitiligo pass from mother to new born baby?
She has a vitiligo (white spots) in her legs.
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Its not infectious i.e it doesn't spread by contact.
But yes , there's a small possibility of genetic transmission. But chances are very less that it will passed to the baby via genes.
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Dr. Geoffrey Vaz
Aesthetic Dermatologist
12 yrs exp
Mumbai
No. Its not contagious.
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Dr. Pallav S Kishanpuria
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