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 9
20s 40
30s 83
40s 105
50s 93
60s 60
70+ 29

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 172
Female 242

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What is vitiligo?

Vitiligo or leukoderma is a chronic skin disorder that causes loss of pigment, resulting in irregular pale patches of skin.



Common symptoms reported by people with vitiligo

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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.
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Treatments taken by people for vitiligo

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Prograf)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
33
Tried for
vitiligo (1)

Data from patients with vitiligo, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with vitiligo

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Prograf)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
vitiligo (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with vitiligo, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has vitiligo on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 285 say vitiligo is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 9
20s 40
30s 83
40s 105
50s 93
60s 60
70+ 29
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 43
20-29 years 16
30-39 years 24
40-49 years 21
50-59 years 5
60-69 years 1
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 172
Female 242

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 136
Not Diagnosed 15

These charts show data from vitiligo patients who have completed their condition history
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