Are you suffering from Leucoderma or Vitiligo?
Leucoderma also known as vitiligo, is a disorder where the skin loses its normal coloration. It is also medically known as achromia, which means loss of color. Leucoderma simply means white (leuco) skin (derma). There is a gradual loss of pigment melanin from the skin layer which results in white patches. The condition does not cause any organic harm. Basically, Vitiligo can hardly be called as a disease but a skin-disorder that has more social than medical significance, especially amongst the dark skinned people. Due to destruction of the melanin (pigment) cells due to lesser known processes (largely what is caled as an auto-immune disorder) the normal skin starts loosing pigments from various parts of the skin, in a varying speed and extent. Recent studies suggests that there is a strong genetic factor in the background of most cases, especially those who have extensive vitiligo or those who have vitiligo affecting the finger-tips, toes, lips or the genitals. The indication of strong
