And another source said Jackson had "paper-white skin. As white as a white T-shirt." The singer denied changing his skin ...

The medicine that Jackson took to combat vitiligo then made his skin even paler. LUPUS He also suffered from lupus, a potentially fatal condition, although in Jackson's case this was in remission.

Intrinsic alterations in the skin of patients with vitiligo include a thicker epidermis with a reduced number of basal melanocytes and the presence of degenerated keratinocytes with swollen ...