White spots and vitiligo belong to the subordinate relationship, white spots contain vitiligo, the difference between the two mainly lies in the type of disease, symptomatic manifestations, causes and so on. 1. Disease type: white spots is the clinical medicine for the main symptoms of white skin disease, while vitiligo is mainly skin melanocyte destruction, skin melanin lack of white spots of disease. 2. Symptoms: the symptoms of white spots are mainly white spots on the skin, while vitiligo in addition to the skin manifestations of white spots, in the progress of the disease there may be itchy symptoms. 3. Causes: white spots belong to the disease collectively, the causes are many and varied, such as sunlight exposure, etc., while vitiligo is mainly caused by immunity, heredity, neurochemicals and so on. It is recommended that patients with white spots or other symptoms, timely medical treatment to avoid aggravation of symptoms.