Most of the patients have some white spots on their body, they begin to worry about whether they have vitiligo, but it is troublesome to go to the hospital to check, instead of falling into the worry all day, it is better to master some self-check vitiligo knowledge.
1, all parts of the human body skin, oral and external genital mucosa and other parts of the body appear size, single or multiple irregular white patches, white patches area gradually expand, the number increases. The white patches are all white, but the degree of pigment loss can be different, and can be light white, milky white, cloudy white and porcelain white. In rare cases, the white spots will appear to shrink or disappear on their own.
2, the white spots and normal skin are clearly demarcated, but if the white spots are in the progressive stage, the edges can also be ambiguous, and some can appear around the white spots with a diffusion halo of color between the normal skin and the white spots.
3. The surface of the white spots is smooth, without scales or crusts, and the sensory and secretory functions are normal. But there are a few patients feel itchy at the white spot, individual is very itchy, this situation can be seen when the white spot in the development and see; there are a few vitiligo patients secretion of sweat at the white spot has a bad smell.
4, the white spot is more sensitive to sunlight or ultraviolet rays, after sun exposure can be red, burning, blistering, itching, and in serious cases the white spot will develop.
There are several situations above, generally vitiligo is more likely, but there are many factors that cause the development of vitiligo skin disease, need professional instruments to determine after examination. This expert reminds you that the biggest feature of vitiligo is easy to develop, it is recommended that patients should be treated early, so as not to delay the disease, miss the best treatment time, then not only increase the treatment difficulty not to mention the treatment cost will also be relatively increased.