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Vitiligo, also known as the dreaded White patch disease, Leukoderma or Kode in local language, is an autoimmune disease that can occur at any age and in all human beings across the globe. It does not spare even famous celebrities. Michael Jackson was afflicted by it for which he depigmented himself completely when a large part of his skin turned white.

In India, the white patches are mistaken for Leprosy which is a bacterial infection of the skin causing lighter patches with no sensations. There is a huge social stigma attached to leprosy as it is a communicable disease resulting in severe deformities of hands and feet. With modern day access to treatment, deformities in leprosy have reduced significantly. However, the social stigma refuses to die down.

Vitiligo presents as a depigmented white patch on any part of the body. It has no preceding symptoms of redness or itching. It spreads slowly with increasing size of patches and occasionally newer ones coming at sites of injury. Exacerbations of disease can often be times with other serious illnesses and periods of stress.

Vitiligo can also occur only in one half of the body when it is called segmental vitiligo. This variant spreads rapidly and then stops after a few months. It is difficult to treat this with medications only but it responds very well to surgical methods.The other variant is Lip Tip variety. Here patches are present on lips and tips of fingers. These areas show very poor response to medications which are used mainly for stabilizing the disease. Stable vitiligo is that which has shown new patches or extension of old patches for a period of 6 months at least

The common variant is the Non Segmental vitiligo that presents with patches in any part of the body and spreads slowly. It responds well to medications, however, these must be continued for long to achieve complete repigmentation. In some patients, the disease keeps recurring despite treatment.

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