The child’s face appears a piece of white spots, some attached to the fine flakes, parents found after the heart will be very anxious, worried about whether the child has vitiligo? In fact, in children and adolescents there is a large part of the facial white spots are white pityriasis.
What is pityriasis alba? How does it differ from vitiligo?
White pimples, also known as simple pimples, is commonly known as “worm spot” in traditional medicine. The disease is usually found in children and adolescents face, also seen in the upper arm extension and upper trunk. The onset of the disease can be seen throughout the year. The clinical manifestation is a round, oval, slightly scaly white spot on the face of children. The symptoms are more pronounced in children with darker skin tones, especially in summer when the skin is tanned and the white patches are more prominent. Some children have still moist facial skin, scales are sometimes not obvious, only manifested as white patches.
The white pity is often not as white as the white spots of vitiligo, and often some fine scales attached to the white spots, the border is not as clear as vitiligo, and will not be like vitiligo white spots edge colored sink phenomenon. The white spot area usually does not increase in a short time, these can be distinguished from vitiligo.
What is the cause of pityriasis albuginea?
The exact cause of pityriasis alba is not yet clear, the possible causes of the disease are infection factors, environmental factors: including temperature, air humidity caused by dry skin. In addition, some scholars research found that this kind of children exist blood zinc, calcium, vitamin and other nutritional elements deficiency, and sunshine and so on is also the possible triggering factor. Some scholars consider this disease as a secondary feature of atopic dermatitis, but it is still controversial.
The disease is traditionally called “worm spot”. In practice, it has not been found to be associated with intestinal parasitic infections. Therefore, deworming is not required.
How to prevent and treat pityriasis albuginea?
White furunculosis is a chronic, benign inflammatory skin disease. Treatment is temporarily symptomatic. Avoid excessive washing with alkaline soap, topical 5% urea ointment, 5% sulfur cream can be applied topically, strengthen emolliency, topical moisturizer; pay attention to sun protection, wear sun hat, smear sunscreen; pay attention to basic care of correcting partial food and picky food.
As for nutrient supplementation, the child can be tested for trace elements and the corresponding deficient nutrients can be supplemented as needed. The disease can last for several months or even years, so parents do not need to over-treat the disease. In addition, this disease needs to be differentiated from other leukoplakia-related diseases on the face, such as vitiligo, lichen planus, etc. If necessary, a professional doctor should be consulted for treatment.