White patches of skin are common rashes, and the appearance of white patches on children’s skin worries many parents. In fact, there are many kinds of diseases that appear on the surface of the skin in the form of white spots, not all of them are vitiligo, there are many other diseases that can be manifested as white skin spots or pale white spots.
1, anemic nevus and anaplastic nevus, these two diseases usually appear as whitish patches of skin at birth or soon after birth, probably caused during embryonic development. The distribution of these white patches is usually limited or characteristic, and the color of the white patches is not very white. With growth and development, these white patches generally do not fade after stabilization and can expand proportionally with body development.
2, white furuncle, commonly known as “peach fungus” “worm spot”, it is the most common skin leukoplakia in children. Children are good in the face, especially around the mouth, chin and cheeks. It manifests as mildly hypopigmented pale patches with not too clear edges, accompanied by dry fine bran-like scales.
3.Pemphigus foliaceus, also known as “sweat spot”, is usually found on the back of the chest and other areas rich in sebaceous glands, and often appears as a pale white spot covered with thin bran-like scales, with a certain degree of reflectivity. In the summer, the condition is aggravated, winter alleviation, the next year easy to recur.
4, vitiligo is an acquired skin pigmentation loss disease. The onset of the disease is mostly in older children, the skin damage is pure white, the white spots vary in size and shape, the boundaries between the white spots and normal skin are particularly clear, the surrounding skin color is darker, there can be brown pigmented areas in the white spots. It is mostly seen on the face, neck, back of the hands, trunk, external genitalia, etc.
If the disease is long and the history is unclear, it is really difficult to judge by conventional methods, especially in early vitiligo, it is recommended that patients come to the dermatology department of regular hospitals as soon as possible to perform skin CT examination for clarification. The actual fact is that it is a good idea to have a good look at the actual skin and the actual skin.