What is the cause of the white spot on the baby's face?

We all know that the baby's skin is particularly delicate and rosy. However, many parents always find that the baby's skin color is uneven when taking care of the baby. Many of them have encountered symptoms such as a white spot on the baby's face, which often makes parents particularly worried and afraid. They are always afraid that the baby will have some skin diseases, which is afraid of affecting the baby's future image. What's the matter if such symptoms do not appear? Let's understand what's going on with a white spot on the baby's face.

What is the cause of the white spot on the baby's face?

1. Malnutrition

In fact, for babies, malnutrition may also cause white spots on their faces. A colleague's baby had white spots on his face. Her mother-in-law boiled water with onions, wiped the baby's face with the cooled water several times, and ate carrots to supplement vitamins. Within a few days, the white spots on her baby's face disappeared. This method is very simple and will not harm the body. Mothers can try it and observe whether the baby's condition will improve.

2. Worm spots, also known as simple sugar rash or peach blossom ringworm.

Sometimes roundworms in the baby's stomach can also cause white spots on the face. At this time, mothers can give the baby an appropriate amount of anthelmintic. However, before using the medicine, mothers must remember to determine whether it is roundworms through the baby's feces. Many parents think that their children have intestinal roundworms when they see white spots on their faces, and they rush to deworm their children. In fact, the so-called "worm spots" are medically called pityriasis alba, also known as streptococcal pityriasis, which is a common skin disease among children and adolescents. The cause of this disease may be streptococcal infection, inadequate development of children's sebaceous glands, lack of sebum protection of the skin, malnutrition, lack of B vitamins in the body, excessive washing, and sun exposure. The disease usually starts in spring and disappears in summer and autumn. It mainly manifests as hypopigmented round or oval patches, mostly on the face, around the mouth, cheeks, forehead, and can also be seen on the neck, shoulders, arms, chest, and buttocks. The subjective symptoms are not obvious, and a few patients may experience mild itching. Apart from affecting appearance, pityriasis alba has little effect on physical health. People often call these white spots "worm spots" and even use them as the basis for diagnosing parasites such as roundworms. Blindly using anthelmintics can result in the toxicity of anthelmintics causing liver damage to children. Therefore, mothers should never give anthelmintics to their babies casually.

Pityriasis alba generally does not require special treatment, let alone deworming. You should pay attention to keeping your face clean, do not use soaps with too strong alkaline properties, and use some oily moisturizers in the dry season. If the child feels itchy or uncomfortable in the affected area, apply sulfuric acid ointment or hormone cream. For malnourished children, their diet structure should be adjusted, the variety of food should be increased, vitamins should be supplemented, and B vitamins should be taken under the guidance of a doctor if necessary to reduce or eliminate white spots.

The above is an introduction to what causes a white spot on the baby's face. After understanding it, we know that there are many reasons for this phenomenon. We must observe the baby more when taking care of the baby. In addition, do not blindly use medication for the baby when symptoms appear. We must understand the cause of the disease. If we cannot confirm the cause, we must take the baby to the hospital for examination in time.