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White spots
on your skin.
Vitiligo!
What's vitiligo?
Vitiligo is the most common depigmenting skin disease.
Patients with vitiligo have milky white spots on their skin. The pigment is missing in these places.
The total estimated number of people with vitiligo in the Netherlands is approximately 150,000.
The experts at the Amsterdam UMC/SNIP consider approximately 72,000 diagnosed patients to be a realistic estimate: 34,000 patients have Non Segmental Vitiligo and vitiligo in the face.
Support Vitiligo.nl
The Vitiligo.nl association draws attention to vitiligo and promotes research to improve the quality of life in people with vitiligo. We also promote contact with fellow sufferers. We need money for that. Do you also support us?
You are already a donor for € 25.00 per year.
But all donations are welcome!
Live with vitiligo
For vitiligo patients, their skin condition is more than an appearance problem.
They have to learn to live with it. Here you can read all about what that means: about the right sun protection, how you can camouflage vitiligo, about psychosocial complaints and which institutions or psychologists you can contact.
Current about vitiligo
On Sunday, September 20, 2026, we are organizing an inspiring and enjoyable day at Fletcher Hotel-Restaurant Sparrenhorst in Nunspeet.
- Nicoline van Buchem-Post, on her dissertation concerning, among other things, the various treatment methods for vitiligo.
- New column: Eye to Eye.
- Also new is our columnist Joost van Mier (36) from Tilburg.
- Research into disease activity by UZ Ghent, Belgium.
- Frank flies all over the world.
