KNOWING VITILIGO DISEASE

Vitiligo disease or leukodermia is a chronic skin condition that causes loss of pigment, resulting in irregular pale patches of skin. The precise cause of vitiligo disease is complex and not fully understood.



There is some evidence suggesting it is caused by a combination of auto-immune, genetic, and environmental factors. The population incidence in the United States is considered to be between 1% and 2%. Vitiligo disease is considered a rare condition/rare disease that effects only 1 in 2,000 people.

According to Diseases Database: "Vitiligo disease is a disorder consisting of areas of macular depigmentation, commonly on extensor aspects of extremities, on the face or neck, and in skin folds. Age of onset is often in young adulthood and the condition tends to progress gradually with lesions enlarging and extending until a quiescent state is reached by the patient of vitiligo disease