also: しらはだけ
Archaic medical term for vitiligo or leukoderma; modern Japanese uses 白癜 (しろなまず) or 尋常性白斑. Cross-referenced with 白癜.
See also: 白癜
The disease name '白癩' can be found in old medical texts.
Alternate reading しらはだけ, also archaic.
The kanji 癩 historically referred to leprosy or skin diseases, but 白癩 specifically denoted vitiligo/leukoderma. The exact derivation is uncertain; the term is now obsolete.