If a child has white spots and white spots, is it vitiligo? Don't worry, in addition to vitiligo, there are many ** diseases that manifest as vitiligo, and the common ones are the following: Vitiligo1. Pityriasis alba
A round or oval reddish patch with indistinct edges that tends to occur on your baby's face, and gradually turns into a pale white patch over a few weeks, sometimes with a little bit of scales on it. Most babies can go through sun protection, and the white spots will go away on their own with an external moisturizer.
2. Pityriasis versicolor
Also known as tinea versicolor, commonly known as sweat spots, it is a chronic superficial fungal disease caused by Malassezia affecting the stratum corneum.
It is more likely to occur on the forehead, neck, chest and back, armpits and other parts of the sebaceous gland secretion, gradually increasing from punctate macules to the size of a fingernail, and finally can fuse with each other into sheets, often with fine pityriasis scales. It has the characteristics of light in winter and heavy in summer.
3. Hypopigmented spots after inflammation
Most of them are caused by the rapid loss of melanocytes after the child has eczema or other inflammatory diseases, and the temporary appearance of pale white spots will slowly disappear in about 3-6 months.
4. No pigmented nevus
A rare, congenital localized vitiligo known as a depigmented nevus. Most babies are found at birth or shortly after birth, with pale localized white patches with irregular margins of varying sizes. As your baby gets older, the white patches may also enlarge, but they are generally not needed.
3. Anemia
Irregularly shaped pale patches that appear at birth or in childhood, the white patches do not turn red when rubbing the affected area, but the surrounding ** is congested and flushed, and the white patches are difficult to distinguish from the surrounding ** after glass compression.
Therefore, white spots in your baby do not necessarily mean vitiligo. Do not diagnose or ** your child by yourself, be sure to go to the doctor in time for further examination and diagnosis. May every child have a happy childhood!