White spots on baby's legs

Sometimes a newborn baby will feel some white spots growing on his legs. This is most likely caused by vitiligo. If this is the case, it is difficult to cure it completely. It may require long-term medication to alleviate the symptoms. However, when the baby is older, parents can let them eat more foods rich in melanin, which can promote the growth of melanin and play an auxiliary therapeutic effect.

The onset of vitiligo is mainly caused by the lack of melanin. The key to treating vitiligo is to promote the massive production of melanin. As the saying goes, make up for what you lack. Patients with vitiligo can eat more black foods such as black rice, black beans, black sesame, black fungus, etc., which can replenish the black color and have a good auxiliary effect on the recovery of vitiligo. Children are a special group. Do not use medicine blindly. If you have vitiligo, you should first learn more about the common knowledge about vitiligo, understand the disease, strengthen your own care, pay attention to diet, skin care, comprehensive care, and auxiliary treatment.

The clinical manifestations of vitiligo are complete loss of skin pigmentation, appearing as porcelain white spots. The white spots vary in size and shape, with clear boundaries and increased pigmentation at the edges. Erythema and even blisters are prone to occur after exposure to the sun. There is a sense of burning pain and inflammation. The white spots may be larger than the primary area. If the triggering factors of vitiligo are not identified and contact with them is not actively avoided, vitiligo can easily spread. It is recommended that you go to a regular specialist hospital for examination, diagnosis and treatment. Do not seek medical advice blindly to avoid delaying treatment. Opinion and suggestions: It is recommended to go to a vitiligo hospital in time to diagnose the cause of the disease, and then treat it according to the symptoms. The effect will be better. The earlier the treatment, the greater the chance of cure.

The cause of this disease is still unclear. Recent studies have shown that this is related to the following factors :

1. Genetic theory

Vitiligo can occur in twins and families, indicating that heredity plays an important role in the onset of vitiligo. Studies have shown that vitiligo has incomplete penetrance and there are multiple pathogenic sites on the gene.

2. Autoimmunity theory

Vitiligo can be combined with autoimmune diseases such as thyroid disease, diabetes, chronic adrenal insufficiency, pernicious anemia, rheumatoid arthritis, malignant melanoma, etc. Specific antibodies to various organs can also be detected in the serum, such as anti-thyroid antibodies, anti-gastric parietal cell antibodies, anti-adrenal gland antibodies, anti-parathyroid antibodies, anti-smooth muscle antibodies, anti-melanocyte antibodies, etc.

3. Psychological and neurochemical theory

Mental factors are closely related to the onset of vitiligo. Most patients suffer from mental trauma, excessive tension, depression or frustration during the onset or development of skin lesions. The degeneration of nerve endings in the white spots also supports the neurochemical theory.

4. Melanocyte self-destruction theory

Vitiligo patients can produce antibodies and T lymphocytes in their bodies, indicating that the immune response may lead to the destruction of melanocytes. Toxic melanin precursors synthesized by the cells themselves and certain chemicals that cause skin depigmentation may also have a selective destructive effect on melanocytes.