White spots on baby's face

Since babies' various physiological functions are in the stage of growth, it is common for them to catch colds and fevers. In addition to careful care, mothers must also learn to detect abnormalities in their babies' bodies in a timely manner, so that they can know about them and provide timely treatment as soon as possible. The baby's face is very cute, chubby and lovable. In addition to preventing the baby from getting scars due to bumps and bruises, there is another situation that can also harm the baby, that is, small white spots on the baby's face. So what are these small white spots?

Pityriasis alba, also known as simple pityriasis (commonly known as peach blossom ringworm) or streptococcal pityriasis, is a common skin disease in 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.

It is worth noting that the white spots on children's faces are not necessarily related to intestinal parasites. Someone observed 1,650 patients with white spots on their faces and found that the false positive rate of parasitic infection was as high as 70%. That is to say, 70% of children with white spots on their faces do not have worms in their stomachs. Therefore, it is unreliable to diagnose ascariasis based solely on "worm spots". The diagnosis of whether a child is infected with ascariasis can only be based on stool test results or the detection of ascariasis in the stool.

White spots on baby's face may be vitiligo

Vitiligo is a pigmented skin disease caused by acquired melanin loss. It starts with unconscious local skin, mucous membranes and hair turning white, which gradually expands and becomes clear in boundaries, smooth in surface and without desquamation. In such cases, you can first observe whether the white spots are smooth and do not fall off. Generally, there is no pain or itching. If the boundaries are blurred or the white spots are expanding towards the normal skin, this situation can be preliminarily judged as a symptom of vitiligo. The specific condition can only be confirmed after seeing the white spots.

Countermeasures: To treat this disease, early detection and early treatment will achieve better treatment results. Remember not to use drugs indiscriminately for your baby, otherwise it will cause serious spread. It is recommended that you take your child to a regular professional vitiligo hospital for treatment in time to find out the cause and type of the disease. According to the child's specific condition, we classify, type and stage it, and develop a targeted treatment plan suitable for the child to achieve a cure.

Children with mild roundworms may have no obvious symptoms. In severe cases, they may have loss of appetite, or like to eat foreign objects, have a sallow face and thin body, abdominal pain around the navel that comes and goes, and a soft abdomen when touched. They may also vomit roundworms or have roundworms in their stools, and their stools may be dry or loose. Some children have light white spots, blue spots on the sclera, granular white spots on the lower lip, a thin and greasy or peeling tongue coating, and a red tip of the tongue.

The cause of this disease is that children swallow ascaris eggs, and the main route of infection is through contaminated hands or ingestion of unclean food. Children with weak spleen and stomach, irregular diet, and damp-heat are more likely to develop this disease.

Countermeasures: The most common method is drug anthelmintic treatment. Mebendazole is one of the first choice drugs for the treatment of ascariasis. Piperazine citrate is a safe and effective anti-ascaris and anti-pinworm drug. It is recommended to take the medicine under the guidance of a doctor.