What are the symptoms of vitiligo in children

summary

The child has always been white and tender, but recently when I bathed the child, I found that the color of some places on the child's body was different from the surrounding skin. I went to the hospital for examination and found that the child had vitiligo. Today let me and you learn what the symptoms of vitiligo in children.

What are the symptoms of vitiligo in children

Symptom 1: white spots different from normal skin color are found in a certain part of the body, which are generally not painful and itchy. Some patients also have itching feeling in the development period of white spots. The white spots form irregular patterns, and the boundary with the surrounding normal skin is blurred. It is characterized by a small number, mostly in the exposed parts, no local inflammation, desquamation or atrophy.

Symptom 2: the skin lesions of infantile vitiligo are round or oval reddish macules of different sizes, and the periphery is not obvious. After 1-2 weeks, the red color subsided, leaving light spots, and the surface was dry with a little gray white scales on it.

Symptom 3: different sizes and shapes of pigment shedding spots with different numbers and clear surroundings. Some white plaques have increased pigment on healthy skin, which is called peripheral pigment coating phenomenon in medicine. The hair on the white patch can show the color patch clearly, but also can not change.

matters needing attention

Infants are a special group of patients with vitiligo, therefore, special attention should be paid during the treatment, such as medication can not be too stimulating, the specific treatment of children with vitiligo should be based on the condition of children, not blind choice, so as to achieve the effect of symptomatic treatment.