Why do white spots appear on baby’s face?

As we all know, vitiligo is a very scary disease. This so-called scary disease does not directly take the patient's life, but vitiligo will cause white spots to appear on the skin, which looks very scary. In life, people who suffer from this disease include not only adults but also some teenagers, so timely prevention is the most important thing. So, what is the disease that causes white spots on the baby's face?

1. There may be many reasons why children develop white spots. It may be caused by a lack of certain trace elements in the body, malnutrition, or skin diseases, such as vitiligo. Therefore, when white spots appear on a child's face, we must first determine what kind of situation caused the white spots.

2. Usually, by doing a routine blood test, it can be determined whether the white spots on the child's face are caused by a lack of trace elements. If the white spots are indeed caused by a lack of trace elements, they can be treated by taking some trace element medications. But you must pay attention to your diet structure.

3. When a child has parasites in his stomach, white spots may appear on his face. This is the most common phenomenon. At this time, you can give your child some anthelmintic drugs orally for treatment. However, when taking anthelmintics, you must do so under the guidance of a doctor.

Vitiligo is a common acquired localized or generalized skin depigmentation disease. It is caused by the disappearance of melanocyte function in the skin, but the mechanism is still unclear. It can occur in any part of the body, most commonly on the back of the fingers, wrists, forearms, face, neck, and around the genitals. It can also occur in the female vulva, mostly in young women.

Causes

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.

5. Trace element deficiency theory

The levels of copper or ceruloplasmin in the blood and skin of vitiligo patients are reduced, resulting in reduced tyrosinase activity, thus affecting the metabolism of melanin.

6. Other factors

Trauma, sun exposure and some photosensitive drugs can also induce vitiligo.