The disease with white patches on the skin surface without other changes is commonly known as vitiligo or Leucoderma. It is also called white spot disease or Leucoderma in which the skin loses its pigment due to the destruction of melanocytes.

Leucoderma symptoms are clearer in darker skinned people because of the contrast of white patches against dark skin. There is a sudden or gradual appearance of Leucoderma with flat areas of normal-feeling skin with complete pigment loss. Lesions appear as flat areas with no pigment and with a darker border.

Leucoderma mostly affects areas of injury particularly the face, upper chest, hands and groin. It may be widespread, affecting both sides of the body. It may affect only one side of the body (segmental) or it may affect only one localized area (focal).

Leucoderma or Vitiligo syndrome affects the people the age of 20 or above may differ in sex age and race. The individuals from Africa and Asia who have dark and brown skins may show more prominent conditions. The commencement of a small patch of depigmented skin part generally at the body parts such as hands and legs the depigmented part continues to engulf the body gradually with the passage of time.

In general the face and hands are involved if the skin is involved with hair-bearing area the hair may also turn white. There is no complete cure for vitiligo so far but vitiligo treatments are available that help some people more than others. Some people with vitiligo use cosmetics stuffs to masquerade the light patches.

There are many of side effects of this disease has been examined one of is that the individual becomes much sensitive to sunlight. The victim of this disorder becomes more sensitive and psychologically affected and avoids mingling with people in the daily life. This social stigma is a painful matter for the vitiligo victims `in the civilized society amongst civilized people.