White patches on baby’s face may be caused by lichen planus, pityriasis alba and vitiligo.
1. lichen planus: mainly due to the growth and reproduction of malassezia formed by the skin damage, may lead to the baby’s face with white patches, some have a little chaff-like scales.
2. white chaff rash: the etiology is unknown, may be related to infectious factors, nutritional deficiencies, dry skin, as well as strong sunshine, will cause varying sizes, round or oval pale white patches, the border is not clear, and there are chaff-like scales.
3. Vitiligo: the etiology is not yet completely clear, may and autoimmune factors, oxidative stress, and melanocyte self-destruction, genetic factors, etc., will lead to the skin porcelain white white patches, clear boundaries, the surface is smooth, but also may cause the baby’s face with white patches.
There may be other reasons for white patches on the baby’s face, and you need to go to the hospital in time to check and clarify the cause.