White patches on the chest consider vitiligo, pigmentless nevi, florid chaff rash and other causes, mainly to drug treatment or auxiliary ultraviolet treatment.
1. Vitiligo: is a pigment loss skin disease caused by the destruction of melanocytes. The whole body treatment application of psoralen and its derivatives such as methoxsalen, after serving irradiation of ultraviolet light, is conducive to increase the role of skin melanin; can also be combined with 308nm excimer laser treatment.
2. No pigmented nevus: this disease generally does not require special treatment, if it affects the aesthetics, it can be excised by surgery.
3. Blossom chaff rash: it is a chronic superficial fungal infection caused by Malassezia involvement in the stratum corneum of the skin, which can be manifested as white or yellowish-brown plaques on the skin. Local application of antifungal drugs, such as amorphophallus powder, etc. can be used.
White patches on the chest, there may also be other reasons, it is recommended to go to the regular hospital in a timely manner, to clarify the cause of the disease, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, do not self-medication.