What exactly is Leucoderma?

Answer 1

Strictly speaking, Leucoderma is not a medical term, though it has come to mean any white/light coloured skin patch. Very broadly, white patches can be acquired or may be present at birth. Again, both acquired and congenital skin patches can result from hordes of reasons. While congenital patches are not of much importance - since a majority of them are birthmarks anyway, the disease wherein acquired patches develop is generally referred to as Leucoderma (or Leucoderma in medical terms). Other acquired white patches usually follow some preceding disorder.

Answer 2

Leucoderma is a acquired skin disorder, making skin white due to loss of the melanin pigment. It is a non-contagious disease. It is otherwise termed as vitiligo. This progressive, cutaneous causes discolouration or depigmentation

Answer 3

In the realms of infectious diseases; I'd personally think any agressive bacteria strain that's resistant to every drug. Psuedomona aeruginosa is one nasty little babe. The worst strains of this bacteria are the ones that are resistant to vancomicine. Multi drug resistant Tuberculosis is another really bad disease that's probably inevitably fatal. Sadly these nasty strains are becommong commonplace for people with AIDS. If you count prion diseases infectious diseases, I'd give my vote for Creutzfelt-Jakob disease. Uncurable, irremediably fatal, and you die slowly. Of genetic based diseases, I think any one of those diseases that keep you terribly crippled but you live. Frankly I think Hungtington's disease is one of the saddest diseases because you're fully conscious you will inevitably suffer from it and die a slow and terrible death. It's also sad that most people that discover they have this disease already had children. You could play russian roulette with which child inherited the disease. Other terrible diseases would be Lou Gherigs disease, multiple sclerosis and Parkinsons. They are all slow, fatal and you're conscious about everything.

Answer 4

Lueco means white derma refer to skin. Its not a disease its a syndrome/condition which usually body suffer with it. For some reason production of pigmentation reduces or stop. sometime its happen to whole body and sometime only localise area. Its not contagious or life threatening only sometime due to lack of pigmentation skin gets sensitive to sun light and can easily sun burnt. Its not genetic.

Answer 5

Vitiligo is a skin condition in which there is loss of pigment (color) from areas of skin, resulting in irregular white patches that feel like normal skin.

Answer 6

WebMD.com or Google will tell what, how and where you get get this.