Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Vitiligo as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Types of Vitiligo:
Broader types of Vitiligo:
Prevalance of Vitiligo: 2 to 5 million people in the USA (1-2% worldwide); 1,059,560 people in the USA 1996 1
Prevalance Rate of Vitiligo: approx 1 in 136 or 0.74% or 2 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Vitiligo:
About 1 to 2 percent of the world's population, or 40 to
50 million people, have vitiligo. In the United States, 2 to 5 million
people have the disorder. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers about Vitiligo: NIAMS)
Patient Profile for Vitiligo: Typically under 40 (95% of cases).
Profile for Vitiligo: Ninety-five percent of people who have vitiligo develop it before their 40th birthday. The disorder affects all races and both sexes equally. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers about Vitiligo: NIAMS)
Gender Profile for Vitiligo: Men and women equally.
Race Profile for Vitiligo: All races equally.
Prognosis of Vitiligo: Typically excellent, usually harmless, only socially embarrassing.
Complications of Vitiligo:
see complications of Vitiligo
Causes of Vitiligo: see causes of Vitiligo
Causes of Vitiligo:
The cause of vitiligo is not known, but doctors and
researchers have several different theories. One theory is that people
develop antibodies that destroy the melanocytes in their own bodies.
Another theory is that melanocytes destroy themselves. Finally, some
people have reported that a single event such as sunburn or emotional
distress triggered vitiligo; however, these events have not been
scientifically proven to cause vitiligo. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers about Vitiligo: NIAMS)
Risk factors for Vitiligo:
see
risk factors for Vitiligo
Symptoms of Vitiligo: see symptoms of Vitiligo
Complications of Vitiligo: see complications of Vitiligo
Contagion of autoimmunity:
generally not; see details in contagion of autoimmune diseases.
Inheritance:
see inheritance of Vitiligo
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Vitiligo.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Vitiligo.
Doctors and Medical Specialists for Vitiligo: Dermatologists
;
see also doctors and medical specialists for Vitiligo.
Treatments for Vitiligo:
see treatments for Vitiligo
Research for Vitiligo:
see research for Vitiligo
Hospitalization statistics for Vitiligo:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Vitiligo:
Organs and body systems related to Vitiligo include:
Main name of condition: Vitiligo
Class of Condition for Vitiligo: autoimmune
Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Vitiligo:
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