How to diagnose white spots on baby's forehead

Once white spots appear on the baby's forehead, parents will be very worried, because white spots on the forehead will not only affect the child's appearance, but will also cause great psychological pressure on the child in the future. The appearance of white spots on the forehead may be caused by certain diseases, or even vitiligo, so when faced with such a situation, it is important to diagnose it in time. To prevent missing the most critical moment of treating the disease.

What causes white spots on baby's forehead?

In most cases, the small white spots on the forehead are caused by skin problems, and most likely they are caused by vitiligo. After parents discover their child’s illness, they should promptly take the child to a regular, professional hospital for treatment so that the disease can be diagnosed and treatment measures can be taken in a timely manner.

Do you know how to self-diagnose?

The diagnosis is based on observing the morphology of white spots. The typical symptom of vitiligo is the appearance of irregularly shaped white spots on the skin. In the early stages of the disease, the boundaries of the white spots are sometimes unclear, and most of the time they appear on exposed areas of the skin. When the disease becomes serious, the white spots may merge with each other and take on an irregular map shape.

The second basis for diagnosis is to observe the color of the white spots. After white spots appear on the forehead, patients can pay more attention to the color changes of the white spots on the skin. The white spots of early vitiligo are lighter hypopigmented spots, mostly pale white or milky white. When the disease becomes serious and reaches the late stage of vitiligo, the melanin in the white spots is severely lost, and the color of the white spots deepens, turning into pure white or porcelain white, which is mainly determined by the severity of melanin loss.

Diagnostic basis three: subjective symptoms of vitiligo. Generally speaking, there are no subjective symptoms when the disease occurs, no pain or itching, and the skin in the white spots does not have subjective symptoms such as desquamation and atrophy. However, some patients will experience itching in the white spots before the onset of the disease or when the disease worsens.

There are many types of white spot diseases. If you have not confirmed what disease the white spots on your child's forehead are, do not jump to conclusions or blindly treat them. When you find your child's condition, you should go to a regular hospital for examination in time, and then carry out symptomatic treatment. This is the best choice to eliminate white spots on your child's forehead!