Vitiligo commonly called as Kodha, Sufaid Dagh and Sweta Kushta...

There is more social stigma to this disease which I do not consider a disease in first sense. 

It's just that the pigment (melanin) forming cells are not doing their job properly and become non functional and leads to changes in the skin colour from hypopigmentation to depigmentation. 

It doesn't spread by touch.....No one in the world knows the exact cause for the condition. 

The name Vitiligo is believed to be evolved from the Latin word 'vitium' meaning blemish. The Roman physician Celsus first used the term Vitiligo.

  • Vitiligo affects all races worldwide.
  • Dietary or drug intake of vitamin C doesn't worsen vitiligo. There is no scientific proof for it. 
  • Familial incidence is between 20% to 30 % but its highly unpredictable. Some experts believe it to be polygenic multifactorial inheritance. 
  • Atopic dermatitis, diabetes mellitus and thyroid disease are commonly associated with vitiligo. 
  • A typical lesion of Vitiligo is a well defined depigmented macule which often shows a variable number of depigmented hair. 
  • It may occur insidiously and anywhere on the body. But its highly unpredictable in nature.
  • In India, it commonly occurs on the legs.
  • Emotional trauma and repression have been noted to worsen vitiligo. 
  • The course of the condition is unpredictable and uncertain and there is no ideal treatment either but hope never ends.

 The patients of the Vitiligo should maintain good general health and should avoid any kind of physical, chemical and emotional trauma as far as possible.

Best thing will be to consult a dermatologist instead of self-treatment. There are different therapies available medical and surgical and are aimed to stimulate the pigment forming cells called melanocytes. 

Finally, a hope is a hope and it never ends...and don't let it go...its not the end of the world, after all it's just a Vitiligo.

The day you accept yourself...you become beautiful...OSHO.