And another source said Jackson had "paper-white skin. As white as a white T-shirt." The singer denied changing his skin color for vanity reasons and repeatedly asserted that he had a disease called ...

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 ...

Jackson's claims that he had vitiligo elicited both empathy and skepticism. Those familiar with the skin condition said vitiligo is commonly misunderstood because of its rarity. It affects ...