It is called vitiligo and it's more common than we think.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 19, 2007] Reference

This loss of normal skin color - called vitiligo - is not an illness.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 22] Reference

He had a skin disease called vitiligo which destroys the pigmentation of your skin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference

Finally found Michael Jackson's claimed malady, "vitiligo," and understood.    From Wordnik.com.  [i have a 25-wood and intend to use it] Reference

He had vitiligo which is when PATCHES of your skin lose pigmentation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton] Reference

The term "vitiligo" has been derived from the Latin word "vitelius" which means calf.    From Wordnik.com.  [ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds] Reference

Have white skin patches (known as vitiligo).    From Wordnik.com.  [KXAN TV] Reference

Lee Thomas suffers from something called vitiligo.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 19, 2007] Reference

THOMAS: No.No. The vitiligo takes your pigment away.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 7, 2008] Reference

KING: So when you have vitiligo, you have it all your life?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 8, 2009] Reference

We have other institutions that cure, for example, vitiligo.    From Wordnik.com.  [Castro Speech to Pastors For Peace] Reference

Does he suffer from a skin condition, like vitiligo perhaps?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Charles Barkley Sentenced To Five Days In Jail For DUI] Reference

And with the lightening of the skin, he says he has vitiligo.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 28, 2009] Reference

Certain diseases may cause white spots that look like vitiligo.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 22] Reference

Could the vitiligo be a heavenly door to a whiter shade of pale?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Barry Michael Cooper: Michael Jackson Agonistes: Act II of an American Pop'era] Reference

He suffers from -- I guess you'd call it a disease -- from vitiligo.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 7, 2008] Reference

Stress that might've indeed triggered a minor case of real vitiligo.    From Wordnik.com.  [Barry Michael Cooper: Michael Jackson Agonistes: Act II of an American Pop'era] Reference

And I believe one of Michael's relatives did, in fact, have vitiligo.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 8, 2009] Reference

He had vitiligo, a skin disorder, which is also an autoimmune disease.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 26, 2009] Reference

People who have vitiligo saw it on my hands when my hands were two-toned.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 7, 2008] Reference

GREENE: And, you know, there are the issues of the skin disease, vitiligo.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 26, 2009] Reference

COLLINS: This skin disease, vitiligo, affects millions of people worldwide.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 19, 2007] Reference

Really interesting, vitiligo -- think of it sort of as an autoimmune problem.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 19, 2007] Reference

The pop star icon claims it's vitiligo that has caused his well-documented lighter skin.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 19, 2007] Reference

So when, you know, when the famous gloved one put on his glove, he has vitiligo, as well.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 7, 2008] Reference

He was diagnosed with vitiligo AND lupus, a painful and potentially fatal disorder, in 1984.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bringing Sexy Snape Back . . .] Reference

COLLINS: For more on this story and vitiligo, you can log on to our Web site, CNN. com/health.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 19, 2007] Reference

It supports the support group for the emotional part of patients with vitiligo (INAUDIBLE).    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 7, 2008] Reference

Dr. Gupta on TV, one TV reporter's battle with vitiligo, a skin disease that affects millions.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 19, 2007] Reference

Coincidentally, vitiligo and lupus are often diagnosed in the same person, explains Dr. Lockshin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bonnie Fuller: The Real Reason for Michael Jackson's Death? His Secret Fatal Illness] Reference