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RE: [RC] Wither Question - Burnett, Elly

The reason for the white is because the skin cells are so damaged that they no longer have any pigment.  It's the same principle behind freeze branding of animals.  It gets very technical, but I do not believe the nerves are affected from this--the lack of color is because of damage to skin and hair follicles.  But the fact that there are white spots mean there is significant damage to at least the skin.
 
Elly

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