What are the symptoms of vitiligo in children

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There is a friend's child, 7 years old, who has a lot of white spots, the doctor said it is vitiligo, but how can such a small child get vitiligo? What are the symptoms of childhood vitiligo? Let's take a look.

What are the symptoms of vitiligo in children

First: 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 may also feel itchy during the development of white spots. White spots form irregular patterns, and the boundary between white spots and surrounding normal skin is blurred. It is characterized by a small number, mostly in the exposed parts, no local inflammation, desquamation or atrophy.

Second: the skin color is reduced, the surface of white spots is smooth without dandruff, the boundary is clear, the edge pigment is increased, the hair of the affected area can be normal, variable white, generally no conscious discomfort, a few local itching.

Third: the skin lesions of vitiligo are pure white, round or irregular loss spots, with smooth surface, clear boundary and increased edge pigment. The whitened skin is more sensitive to sunlight than the normal skin. The course of the disease is slow, and gradually expands to all sides. When it merges with each other or reaches a certain degree, it stops spreading and remains unchanged for a long time.

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It is also very important to strengthen daily protection, and eat less spicy and irritating food, such as wine, pepper, raw garlic, mutton, fish and shrimp and other seafood.