Does the child have vitiligo on his face?

It is quite common for children to have white spots on their faces. There are many reasons for this. It may be caused by the disease vitiligo, but it may not be vitiligo. It may be caused by melanin deposition. You can observe it first. If the white spots do not disappear, it is best to take your baby to the hospital for examination. The earlier the treatment, the better. Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits to supplement vitamins.

What are the symptoms of vitiligo in children?

1. White spots are unstable: The symptoms of vitiligo are usually not very obvious in the early stages of the disease. Many patients with this disease will find that the patches of vitiligo will gradually expand and eventually become generalized vitiligo, and may even spread throughout the body. Especially adolescents and children will have obvious white spots on their skin after becoming ill. Parents must pay attention to changes in their children's skin. Only by controlling the disease in time can they prevent their children's bodies from greater harm.

2. No spontaneous symptoms: The appearance of vitiligo in the early stage is not obvious to patients, because this disease is painless and itchy, so children will not notice it. These white spots will be relatively small in the early stage, basically the size of a penny, close to round, oval or irregular shape. Some patients will also have punctate hypochromic spots when the disease occurs. These are some common symptoms of vitiligo, and parents must take warning.

3. Vitiligo follicle disease: Clinically, many patients with vitiligo will have mixed follicular pigmentation in the affected area, and there will be continuous proliferation and expansion. If the affected area of ​​​​the vitiligo patient is not atrophic or desquamated except for depigmentation, then the hair on the white spot will turn white due to depigmentation. Some patients will not show signs of hair whitening. These are also some common symptoms of vitiligo.

What harm does vitiligo cause

1. Vitiligo is always prone to occur on exposed skin, so it is very inconvenient to go out, because everyone can see it, which makes people feel particularly embarrassed. This will increase the psychological pressure of vitiligo patients, and they cannot use foundation to cover it, so many patients with facial vitiligo are unwilling to go out. Therefore, this is also one of the common harmful manifestations of vitiligo.

2. In addition, because the skin lesions of vitiligo patients are damaged, their resistance to ultraviolet rays is very weak, so the chance of developing skin cancer is much higher than normal people, so patients must avoid exposure to sunlight.

3. At the same time, if the vitiligo patient's disease has not been cured, it may cause many complications, such as alopecia areata, hyperthyroidism, cataracts, etc., which will have a bad impact on the physical health of vitiligo patients.