The child long white hair in medicine called adolescent white hair, divided into congenital and acquired two categories, the former is not yet effective treatment of drugs, the latter treatment of drugs due to different causes, such as vitiligo caused by the commonly used drugs are mainly glucocorticoids.
1. congenital adolescent white onset: caused by genetic inheritance, in addition to the appearance of white hair on the health of no other impact, generally do not need to take medication, there is no effective intervention for this type.
2. Acquired adolescent white hair: caused by malnutrition, vitiligo, hyperthyroidism and other diseases, oral treatment drugs need to be selected according to the specific cause of the disease.
(1) malnutrition: commonly used to promote digestion drugs (such as compound pepsin, etc.), enteral nutrition preparations (such as Ansu for more than 4 years old) and other drugs.
(2) Vitiligo: commonly used oral drugs are mainly glucocorticoids (such as prednisone tablets).
(3) hyperthyroidism: commonly used anti-thyroid drugs (such as thyroxine sodium), beta-blockers (such as metoprolol), lithium carbonate and other drugs.
To sum up, teenage gray hair does not necessarily need oral drug treatment, and in addition to oral dosage form of drugs, there are still topical, injectable drugs, as well as physical, surgical and other therapies to choose from.
Children long white hair is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner to identify the cause and then under the guidance of the doctor to carry out the appropriate treatment. Do not dispose of it on your own, blindly use drugs, in order to avoid improper intervention, resulting in adverse consequences.