Vitiligo Research Paper

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Dominic Daniel G B Mrs. Tubergan and Mr.Rhodes
English 6
1 November 2017

HE HE on stage he was a spectacular, This was a distinct sound to remember who he is. This man Michael Jackson was Dubbed “ King of Pop”. He did struggle with a bad skin disease called Vitiligo. He struggled with Vitiligo for a month or two then on a tv show with Oprah Winfrey. He announced that he had vitiligo and then all the propaganda went away because he now told people he didn’t bleach his skin. Vitiligo is a skin disease that discolors the skin in blotches and can be painful. He said he bleached his skin because he was embarrassed to announce it but in all reality it was vitiligo. Then on that tv show with Oprah Winfrey he announced to the public

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