Category | Diseases Of The Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue |
System | Integumentary System |
Organ | Skin |
Alternate Names /Common Names | Leucoderma |
Names in different languages |
Safed daag- Hindi swet kust in Sanskrit Bohak in Arabia Pandre daag in Marathi. |
ICD 10 Classification | 709.01 is diagnostic code in ICD 9 and in ICD 10 L80 |
World statistics | The incidence worldwide is less than 1% with some populations averaging between 2-3%. About 2-5 million people in USA are affected |
Indian statistics | More than 7 million people are affected in India |
Most Prevalent In | Seen around the world, affects all races and groups of people |