Just read an interesting piece on hair follicles as pigment cell reservoirs. It seems that pigment cells near hair follicles can be a source of repigmentation. In some places of skin with vitiligo, the hair turns white. But I checked on my hands, and the hair where I have vitiligo is still dark. I thought this was interesting to post, and there is a link at the bottom with the article.
The presence of pigmented hairs in regions of vitiligo depigmentation is a good sign for vitiligo recovery, showing clues to the existence of a pigment cell reservoir. In some patients, the autoimmune attack on pigment cells may be so severe that melanocytes also disappear from all three locations above. If pigment cells are not found in any of these locations, melanocyte transplant may be the best therapeutic approach.
http://www.vitiligozone.com/research-studies/hair-follicle-pigment-cell-reservoir
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