>>  I was
>> EXTREMELY sick, with no explanation.  Patches of skin were falling
out
>> of my arms. ........

>I am interested in this "patches of skin were falling out" - did this
leave
>lack of pigment white spots?

A.  No, it left little-bitsy bloody holes in my arms   :-(

B.  I did have some pigmentation problems, like waaaaaay-exaggerated
freckles on sun-exposed areas.  These are much more evenly colored now
than they used to be.

C.  The malnutrition can make you susceptible to illness.  There is a
fungus that specifically eats the skin-coloration material in your
cells.  I had a nasty infection of this while living on Guam, resulting
in patches of while among the tan patches, many in the shape of running
water (where sweat would drip across my body, and the fungus would get a
better hold than usual from the constant wetness).

>I have lack of pigment white spots all over my legs - and some on my
arms.
>I am trying to work out what is the cause of this.  I had been a long
term
>vegetarian (approx 15 years) before adopting a paleo type diet a year
ago.
>
>Has anyone overcome this lack of pigment problem?
>
>Larelle

I have had pigment problems, but they seemed so minor in comparison with
my other problems that I didn't pay much attention to them.  My chief
observation is that the darker spots are more likely to fall off and
leave holes than the lighter spots are.

Patty