What are the white spots on my child’s arms?

If white spots appear on the baby's arms, parents need to pay attention to it. It is best to take the child to the hospital for relevant examinations in time. The white spots on the arms are very harmful to the baby's health. Although white spots on the arms are very common, most of them are caused by physical illness. The earlier the treatment, the easier it is to control the disease, so as to avoid the disease causing harm to the baby's body.

What are the white spots on my child's arms?

The small white spots on the arms are most likely caused by symptoms of vitiligo. The incidence of vitiligo has been very high in recent years. It can occur in anyone regardless of age. This disease is a very stubborn skin disease. In the early stages of the disease, some small white spots appear on the body, and the surface of these small white spots is very smooth, without papules, and does not itch or hurt.

Parents can carefully observe the location of the white spots on their children's arms, whether the surface of the white spots is smooth and free of dandruff, and whether the white spots are light white or milky white. If the boundaries are blurred or spread towards the normal skin, it may be vitiligo. The specific situation needs to be confirmed only after seeing the white spots. Vitiligo is a difficult disease to treat. Its biggest feature is that it is easy to spread, especially affecting appearance and life. It is recommended that you go to a regular specialist hospital for testing and treatment in time to avoid delaying the disease and the best time for treatment.

Vitiligo is a pigmented skin disease caused by acquired melanin loss. It starts with unconscious local whitening of the skin, mucous membranes, and hair, which gradually expands with clear boundaries, a smooth surface, and no desquamation. In this case, parents can first observe whether the white spot area is smooth and does not dandruff. Generally, there is no pain or itching. If the boundaries are blurred, or the white spots are expanding toward normal skin, this can be preliminarily diagnosed as a symptom of vitiligo. The specific condition still needs to be diagnosed in a professional hospital, and the doctor can only make a diagnosis after seeing the white spots.

Scientific and regular care in daily life is also necessary. Parents should let children with vitiligo eat more foods high in copper, because the copper and copper protein content in the blood and white spot tissue of vitiligo patients are lower than those of normal people. Patients with vitiligo can use more copper tableware in their daily lives. This can avoid or reduce toxins in their own bodies and can also serve as an auxiliary treatment method.