What are the symptoms of white spot in children

Vitiligo affects a wide range of people and can occur in any age group. Currently, more and more children in my country are suffering from vitiligo, which not only affects the healthy growth of children, but also brings serious psychological burden to children from an early age. Vitiligo must be treated as early as possible, so if parents find white spots on their children's skin, they must take them to a dermatologist for examination and try to achieve early detection and early treatment.

Children are the youngest group suffering from vitiligo. Not only do children suffer from the disease, but parents also suffer with their children, which makes people very distressed. Understanding the early symptoms of vitiligo in children can help parents of children with the disease detect the disease early. So let us learn about the early symptoms of vitiligo in children.

Early symptoms of vitiligo in children

1. The symptoms of vitiligo in children are pure white spots or irregular desquamated spots with a smooth surface, clear boundaries, and increased pigmentation at the edges. The main symptoms of vitiligo in infants are milky white spots on the local skin, and the hair outside the affected area may be normal or turn white. The whitened skin is more sensitive to sunlight than normal skin and will turn red after a little exposure to the sun. The disease progresses slowly, gradually expanding to the surrounding areas, merging with each other or after sun exposure, occasionally causing a burning sensation.

2. The early symptoms of vitiligo in children generally include skin lesions on the head and neck, accounting for 50%, limbs accounting for 28%, trunk accounting for 18%, and perineum accounting for 6%. In children, the most common areas of infection are the external genitalia and perianal area, while at the beginning of an attack, the skin damage is usually found in the knees, elbows, forearms, hands, and feet, which are very vulnerable areas.

3. The degree of skin damage in children is related to their age, and the early symptoms of infant vitiligo are generally stage-specific, so they are relatively stable compared to adults. Most patients with stage-specific infant vitiligo will have their condition stabilized one year after onset.

Understanding this knowledge is very important for timely treatment and prevention of vitiligo, because vitiligo in children is relatively easy to cure. If parents of children with vitiligo find small white spots on their baby's body, they should not ignore it, but go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment immediately. Early detection and early treatment can give your children a bright future.