PSI Barbering Practice Exam

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What is caused by a burn, scar, inflammation, or congenital disease that destroys the pigment-producing cells?

>Albinism
Vitiligo
Leukoderma
Lentigines

The correct answer is: Vitiligo

The condition that results from the destruction of pigment-producing cells in the skin due to factors such as burns, scars, inflammation, or congenital diseases is vitiligo. Vitiligo is characterized by the loss of skin color in patches and occurs when melanocytes, the cells responsible for producing melanin (the pigment that gives skin its color), are damaged or destroyed. In the context of the other options, albinism is a genetic condition where an individual is born without any melanin due to a genetic mutation affecting melanin production, rather than from external factors like burns or scars. Leukoderma refers to a more general loss of skin pigmentation but does not necessarily imply destruction of cells, while lentigines are age spots characterized by localized hyperpigmentation, which is not caused by the destruction of pigment-producing cells. Therefore, vitiligo directly relates to the causes mentioned in the question, making it the correct answer.