«Kim Kardashian admitted that one of her sons suffers from vitiligo»
18 july 2024 в 21:50
Kim Kardashian admitted that one of her sons suffers from vitiligo when discussing her own struggle with psoriasis on the She MD podcast on Monday, July 15. The 43-year-old founder of SKIMS, Kim, confessed that her psoriasis genes come from her mother, but she acknowledged that one of her boys inherited the gene and developed vitiligo. She also explained that the children she shares with Kanye West also have «a little bit of eczema».
Kim did not specify whether it was Saint, 8 years old, or Psalm, 5 years old, who had this condition, but she explained that it is currently «under control» in the interview. «I passed it on in a different form to my son, who has very mild vitiligo», - she said, quoted by Page Six. «I didn’t know anything about it, but I had to learn about it, find out where it comes from, that it’s hereditary, and just learn more and be able to share it [was a blessing]».
Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease that «results in patches of skin without pigment or color», - according to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. «With vitiligo, white patches usually appear symmetrically on both sides of your body, for example, on both hands or both knees. Sometimes there can be rapid loss of color or pigment and even cover a large area», - the institute’s website says.
Some of the most famous cases of vitiligo include Michael Jackson, Joe Rogan, and model Winnie Harlow. According to Pfizer, this condition affects 0.5 to 1 percent of the world’s population.
Kim was very candid about her struggle with psoriasis. She explained that she uses a tanning bed in her office to treat the condition, but not often. She shared a video of an intense flare-up in January 2024. «I'm not gonna lie, this is painful. Not sure what my triggers are. I haven’t changed my diet. I’ve tried everything! Psoriasis is the worst», - she wrote on her Instagram Story
Kim did not specify whether it was Saint, 8 years old, or Psalm, 5 years old, who had this condition, but she explained that it is currently «under control» in the interview. «I passed it on in a different form to my son, who has very mild vitiligo», - she said, quoted by Page Six. «I didn’t know anything about it, but I had to learn about it, find out where it comes from, that it’s hereditary, and just learn more and be able to share it [was a blessing]».
Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease that «results in patches of skin without pigment or color», - according to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. «With vitiligo, white patches usually appear symmetrically on both sides of your body, for example, on both hands or both knees. Sometimes there can be rapid loss of color or pigment and even cover a large area», - the institute’s website says.
Some of the most famous cases of vitiligo include Michael Jackson, Joe Rogan, and model Winnie Harlow. According to Pfizer, this condition affects 0.5 to 1 percent of the world’s population.
Kim was very candid about her struggle with psoriasis. She explained that she uses a tanning bed in her office to treat the condition, but not often. She shared a video of an intense flare-up in January 2024. «I'm not gonna lie, this is painful. Not sure what my triggers are. I haven’t changed my diet. I’ve tried everything! Psoriasis is the worst», - she wrote on her Instagram Story
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