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

What's the matter with the small white spots on the baby's face? If you find this situation, you should go to the hospital to consult a doctor. Only by taking the right medicine can you get better quickly. So what is the cause of white spots on the child's face? There are many reasons. It may be a lack of vitamins or it may be an antibody of the baby itself. It will disappear after a while. You still need to go to the hospital to see a doctor and do not give your baby medicine indiscriminately. It may be normal for children to have white spots or red spots, so parents should not be too nervous.

Some children will have white spots on their faces, and parents will be very worried about this, but medicine tells you that children may suffer from the following diseases: simple pityriasis, vitiligo, anemic nevus, non-pigmented nevus

1. Simple pityriasis: This is very common in children. The skin lesions are round or oval pink macules of varying sizes with unclear edges. After 1 to 2 weeks, the redness fades, leaving light spots. The surface is dry with a few small grayish-white scales. The diameter is 1 cm to several cm, with clear borders and slightly raised edges.

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There are 4 to 6 or more patches, symmetrically distributed on the face, and some are prone to occur on the neck, upper arms, back and even trunk. Most children with this disease have no subjective symptoms, and a few have mild itching. The course of the disease is chronic and may not heal for several days or years, and then gradually disappear without leaving any trace. The cause of this disease is unknown. It may be related to dry skin, strong sunlight exposure, or a manifestation of seborrheic dermatitis, or related to viral, fungal, or streptococcal infection. However, there is currently no definite evidence in the medical community to prove it. Some experts also believe that the disease is related to nutritional metabolism.

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Treatment method: 5% sulfur cream, hydrocortisone, etc. can be applied topically. Additional intake: multiple vitamins and trace elements (mainly zinc), etc.

Vitiligo: Vitiligo is a rather complex skin disease. The disease can occur in infants to the elderly, and about half of the cases occur before the age of 20. Vitiligo is a primary, localized or generalized skin depigmentation disorder caused by the dysfunction and loss of the tyrosinase system in the melanocytes of the skin and hair follicles. The skin lesions are without any pigment, vary in size and shape, and can occur anywhere on the body. They have clear borders, darker pigmentation at the borders, and the hair follicles within the spots turn white. The cause of vitiligo is still unclear. It is currently believed to be related to genetics, autoimmunity, mental and endocrine factors. Other theories include the melanocyte self-destruction theory, tyrosine and copper ion relative deficiency theory, etc., but the true cause needs further confirmation. Vitiligo is mostly curable. Commonly used drugs for the treatment of vitiligo include: topical corticosteroids such as betamethasone, dimethyl sulfoxide cream, etc., oral Chinese medicine such as Bone Mulchrate, and surgical treatment (also known as autologous epidermal transplantation) when necessary.

I hope the above can give you some advice. You should still take your child to the hospital. As I am always worried about giving medicine to my child, it is safest to go to the hospital for a check-up and then prescribe the right medicine. There is no need to be too nervous. Some of the reasons for white spots on children are very simple, and they will disappear without any attention. It is recommended that if your child has white spots, he should see a doctor first.