what disease michael jackson?
Mysophobia
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 Jackson 's skin was a medium @-@ brown color throughout his youth but starting in the mid 1980s , his skin gradually grew more pale , which was partly due to vitiligo , but also widely considered to be due to skin bleaching and changing of his features to appear white . According to Jackson biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli , in 1986 , Jackson was diagnosed with vitiligo , which Taraborrelli stated was sometimes considered by doctors to be a consequence of damage done by bleaching chemicals over the years . However , skin bleaching is not the only suspected cause of vitiligo , which is a rare non @-@ contagious disease . The causes are not known , but a range of genetic , auto @-@ immune , and environmental causes are suspected . Between 1 % and 2 % of the worldwide population are considered to be affected . The depigmentation occurs in patches and affects all ethnic / racial groups equally . 

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 Michael Jackson 's Thriller music video , particularly the songs dance routine in the video , have been referenced in television series and films including Donga ( 1985 ) , Coming to America ( 1988 ) , The Malibu Beach Vampires ( 1991 ) , South Park ( 1997 ) , Dead & Breakfast ( 2004 ) , 13 Going on 30 ( 2004 ) , Bo ! in the USA ( 2006 ) . 

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 Taraborrelli stated that Jackson was diagnosed with lupus , that the vitiligo partially lightened his skin , and the lupus was in remission , and both illnesses made him sensitive to sunlight , which could have caused his lupus condition to recur . Jackson 's autopsy did not confirm or refute the claim that he had lupus , but it confirmed that he had vitiligo . His skin was found to have a reduced ( though not absent ) melanocytes , the cells active in skin pigmentation . 

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 In August 1993 , the relationship between Jackson and the press soured entirely when he was accused of child sexual abuse . Although never charged with a crime , Jackson was subject to intense media scrutiny while the criminal investigation took place . Complaints about the coverage included the media using sensational headlines to draw in readers and viewers when the content itself did not support the headline , accepting leaked material from the police investigation and of Jackson 's alleged criminal activity in return for money , a lack of objectivity and using headlines that strongly implied Jackson 's guilt . At the time , Jackson said of the media coverage , " I will say I am particularly upset by the handling of the matter by the incredible , terrible mass media . At every opportunity , the media has dissected and manipulated these allegations to reach their own conclusions . " Jackson began taking painkillers , Valium , Xanax and Ativan to deal with the stress of the allegations made against him . When he left the United States to go into rehabilitation , the media showed him little sympathy . 

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 Following Jackson 's death , reports of his use of pethidine ( Demerol ) surfaced . Cherilyn Lee , a nurse who provided nutritional counseling to Jackson , said that on April 12 , 2009 he asked her for unspecified " products for sleep . " On April 19 , 2009 he told her the only medicine that would help was propofol . Lee refused , telling him , " Michael , the only problem with you taking this medication ... is you 're going to take it and you 're not going to wake up . " Jackson dismissed the warning , telling her he had been given the drug before , by IV injection , and that his doctor told him it was safe . He did not name the doctor . An overdose of propofol can cause the patient to stop breathing , leading to a shortage of oxygen and a buildup of carbon dioxide in the body which can lead to arrhythmias and cardiac arrest . It was the last time they met . 
