En resumen
Puntos clave
- ✓Located in epidermis
- ✓Produce melanin
- ✓Transfer pigment
- ✓Follicles can provide reserves
A specialised cell network
Each melanocyte supplies pigment to many neighbouring cells. Differences in skin colour relate mainly to pigment production and distribution rather than large differences in cell number.
Loss in vitiligo
Immune and cellular stress processes reduce functioning melanocytes in affected skin. Remaining follicular cells may support treatment-related repigmentation.
Editorial basis: current AWMF S2k guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of vitiligo, register 013-093, version 2.0 dated 27 July 2026. Reviewed on 2 September 2026.
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