How much do you know about vitiligo?
The actual fact is that you can find a lot of people who are not able to get a lot of money for the purpose of the actual project. The cause of the disease is not very clear to date, summarized in nine factors: genetic factors; psycho-neurological factors; chemical factors; tyrosine, copper ion relative lack of factors; infection factors; trauma factors and so on.
It can be seen that the onset of vitiligo factors are multifaceted, but a considerable number of patients can not find any triggering factors. We found that vitiligo patients, no matter what part of the body they develop, are related to microcirculatory disorders.
Vitiligo is a white spot or patch of pigment loss. Surrounded by normal skin. The depigmented patches vary in size from a few millimeters to several centimeters, and during the progressive phase, the lesions can gradually enlarge and new depigmented patches are constantly appearing. In patients with lighter skin tones, the white patches may not be visible, but in darker skin tones, the color contrast is sharp. Under wood light, the vitiligo area has very distinct boundaries with the surrounding skin.
Vitiligo can involve any part of the body and is usually bilaterally symmetrical in distribution. The chance of hair turning white is 10-60%. The incidence of vitiligo is high, with 1-2 out of every 100 people in China developing it. Half of them begin to develop lesions before the age of 20 and about 1 in 5 have a family history. Most people with vitiligo are in good health.
Although vitiligo is terrible, but also to first confirm the diagnosis, of course, the most important thing is Differential diagnosis: 1, white pity The small patch of vitiligo on the face should be distinguished from white pity. The white furfuraceous white spot border is unclear, no peripheral skin pigmentation increase, the surface has gray-white bran-like scales.
2, lichen planus Damage occurs in the posterior hairline, forehead, back, upper limbs, as light white round or oval spots, unclear borders, fine scales on the surface, positive fungal examination.
3.Anemic nevus is present at birth, due to the lack of local capillaries, the surrounding skin becomes red when rubbing the affected area, and there is no change at the white spot.
4.Albinism is a congenital non-progressive disease, often with family history, lack of pigmentation of the surrounding skin and hair, transparent iris of both eyes, and loss of choroidal pigmentation are easily distinguishable.
After diagnosis, treatment is the first thing that needs to be done is formal treatment, conventional treatment are: Topical drugs Corticosteroid creams containing corticosteroids are more effective for pigmentation of small lesions. It can be applied in combination with other methods. Hormones can cause the skin to atrophy or even form atrophic lines in specific areas and should be used under the guidance of a doctor. Currently calcium-regulated neurophosphatase inhibitor tacrolimus topical treatment of vitiligo has achieved very good results and does not have the side effects of long-term topical use of hormones and is worth trying. In addition some Chinese preparations effect is also very good.
Light therapy Narrow-spectrum UVB dermatology treatment system is a kind of photochemotherapy, it irradiates the skin lesion through the wavelength of 311nm ultraviolet light, stimulates the proliferation and migration of melanocytes, stimulates the activity of tyrosinase, accelerates the oxidation and polymerization of tyrosine, promotes the formation of growth factors that make melanocyte proliferation and differentiation, restores damaged melanocytes, and achieves the purpose of curing vitiligo.
EX-308 excimer laser treatment system, vitiligo EX-308 excimer laser treatment system is considered the pinnacle of dermatological phototherapy, it uses a single 308nm wavelength to penetrate the superficial dermis 1.5mm, effectively inducing apoptosis of dermatological cells, through 308nm beam directly irradiating the skin lesion, so that it causes relevant biological and chemical changes, thus promoting skin The EX-308 Excimer Laser Treatment System is an effective treatment for vitiligo, psoriasis and other stubborn skin diseases.
The EX-308 excimer laser treatment system has the features of no surgery, no pain, uprooting the root of the disease, anti-relapse, etc. It is one of the most popular treatments for dermatological patients and is suitable for patients with long-standing and recurring vitiligo and psoriasis, especially for adolescent patients with remarkable efficacy.
The actual fact is that you will be able to get a lot more than just a few of the most popular and most popular products. The department uses the system vitiligo treatment program, oral medication plus external use, according to the size of the area choose line for phototherapy, difficult patients can choose Chinese medicine oral treatment. The disease has a long course, must adhere to the treatment.