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Kim Kardashian reveals son was diagnosed with autoimmune disorder

Kim Kardashian said one of her sons was diagnosed with a mild case of Vitiligo.
Kim Kardashian said one of her sons was diagnosed with a mild case of Vitiligo. Screengrab from Kim Kardashian's Instagram page

Kim Kardashian said one of her sons has been diagnosed with a rare skin disorder.

While a guest on the SHE MD podcast, Kardashian opened up about her son’s skin disorder.

As Kardashian has spoken openly about in the past, the reality star has dealt with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis for much of her adult life.

“[Psoriasis] came from my mom, went to me,” she explained on the podcast.

According to the mom of four, one of her sons, she didn’t confirm who, was diagnosed with a mild case of Vitiligo.

“My son has an autoimmune disease,” Kardashian revealed. “They said you know it is hereditary and we’re still trying to figure it out.”

As the Mayo Clinic reports, Vitiligo “is a disease that causes loss of skin color in patches.” It is common for the discolored areas to “get bigger with time.”

“The condition can affect the skin on any part of the body. It can also affect hair and the inside of the mouth,” according to the Mayo Clinic.

“We got it under control,” Kardashian continued. “But I didn’t know anything about it.”

Alongside her two daughters, North and Chicago, she and Kanye West also share two boys, Saint and Psalm.

Kardashian doesn’t often talk about her kids medical obstacles. In October, while on a TikTok live with her oldest daughter, North, Kim got upset with North after she said she was dyslexic.

“I am going to get off this live right now because you are just saying way too much,” Kim said following her daughter’s announcement. “I purposely don’t talk about stuff that you are going through.”

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Sara Vallone
Miami Herald
Sara Vallone is a content specialist working with McClatchy Media’s Trend Hunter and national content specialists team.
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