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*

*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.

Top treatments taken by people for vitiligo*

*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*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Prograf)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
vitiligo (1)

*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 46
30s 75
40s 108
50s 90
60s 56
70+ 28

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 170
Female 238