What is vitiligo?
Vitiligo or leukoderma is a chronic skin disorder that causes loss of pigment, resulting in irregular pale patches of skin.
How do members experience vitiligo?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with vitiligo*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
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Common symptom
Pain
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Common symptom
Depressed mood
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Stress
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Nothing reported yet
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Anxious mood
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*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for vitiligo*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
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*Data from patients with vitiligo, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with vitiligo*
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No evaluations
Side effects
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Total evaluations
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vitiligo
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*Data from patients with vitiligo, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has vitiligo on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 10 | |
| 20s | 41 | |
| 30s | 81 | |
| 40s | 108 | |
| 50s | 90 | |
| 60s | 58 | |
| 70+ | 29 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 172 | |
| Female | 240 |
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