According to the full autopsy report for the late singer Michael Jackson, he suffered from a skin pigmentation condition called vitiligo. The condition resulted in pale patches on various parts of the musician's body, particularly the upper body.
What is vitiligo?
Vitiligo is a condition that results in the loss of pigment, or color, from patches of skin on the body. The affected skin does not change in texture, simply in appearance. The cause of this condition is unknown, but it appears to run in families.
Vitiligo symptoms:
This condition is marked by the appearance of pale patches, often with a darker border. Patches may gradually appear, or may appear all at once. Areas of the body that are commonly affected include the hands and face, elbows and knees, feet and genitals.
References:
U.S. National Library of Medicine: Vitiligo
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michael has said he had vitiligo since 1993 and the puvlic didn't believe him
OK, so when MJ said he had a lung disease he was telling the truth, when MJ said he was healthy and was capable of a comeback he was telling the truth, when he said he had universal vitiligo and was not bleaching his skin he was telling the truth. Now, all those who made fun of him and treated him in the most cruel way, are they going to apologize?.
All those that treated Micheal so badly must now swollow their words and carry a guilty conscience to their graves. It is too late to apologise now because he is not here the hear the apology and his children have lost the most important years with their father, so all those of you that had negative things to say about Micheal take a hike off a cliff somewhere
I love MJ more an more everyday!
So sad. I wanted to ask Mr Quincy Jones how he feel about his comment that Michael wanted to be white and lied about suffer from lung disease? Michael love him yet he was one of the people he trust that turn their backs on him. I'm really feel sick of all this people.
I wasn't a Michael Jackson fan, but I do feel sorry for him over this. I know what's it's like to have to deal with disbelief on top of a health issue. Hopefully people will learn from this and not judge the next person so harshly.
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For all his fame, I feel like he was one lost individual. He seemed to be a very sad person... he dealt with a lot of speculation for years.
I cry over your lose every single day. I used to love watching you sing and dance.. & I loved it when you grabbed yourself for that was the most memorable moments of my life that filled me with so much pleasure especially when I put it on replay and slo mo as I pet my little 3" hairy dog "Little Micheal".
OMG.mj had a very hard childhood but manage to pass his hopes and dreams on.he was young but many people loved him.I wood loved to meet him and bless his friends and family. Mj all the way and many people love for who he was. But forgive him for his mistakes. This is it was a very cool documentry.
i luv u micheal jackson n u r always my supersta icon n everything.i cant forget u.
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