White patches on the body of infants may be due to white chaff rash, florid chaff rash, vitiligo and other factors, need to clarify the cause of the targeted treatment, common treatment with general care, drug therapy, etc..
1. white furfur: the cause is not clear, is a good in children’s face of mild inflammatory skin disease, manifested in the size of the round or oval pale white spots, covered with chaffy scales, the rash can subside by itself, generally do not need to be treated, but should pay attention to avoid excessive cleaning, can be used externally urea ointment, silicone ointment, and other mild medication, can help to alleviate the condition.
2. Flowering chaff rash: it is caused by Malassezia infection, the skin lesions can be caused by point-like spots, gradually increasing to the size of nails, but also can be fused with each other to form a piece, usually no discomfort. The main external drug treatment, common drugs have ketoconazole, miconazole, etc.; external drug treatment effect is not good, oral itraconazole, fluconazole and other antifungal drug treatment.
3. Vitiligo: is a common acquired pigmentation loss of skin mucosal diseases, can be manifested as skin pigmentation loss of white spots, white hair, can occur in all parts of the human body, most of the self-conscious symptoms. It can be treated with external hydrocortisone butyrate, dianabed cream and other medications, and can be combined with 308 excimer laser to assist in the treatment, and at the same time, should avoid trauma, exposure to the sun and other triggering factors.
White patches on the body of infants may also be due to anaplastic nevi, anemic nevi, post-inflammatory hypopigmentation and other factors, it is recommended to bring the child to the doctor in a timely manner, in order to clarify the cause of the disease, targeted treatment, to avoid the use of private medication, so as to avoid delaying the condition.