Symptoms of tinea versicolor in infants

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Tinea versicolor can occur at any age, most adults, but there are also small infants. Some parents in the hot summer, found that the baby has tinea versicolor will be very strange, the family did not grow tinea versicolor, baby tinea versicolor symptoms, let me tell you.

Symptoms of tinea versicolor in infants

Tinea versicolor is most common in the chest, back, arm and neck, other face, abdomen, buttocks, armpit, groin, scalp, occipital, etc., often summer and autumn aggravation, cold season to reduce or subside, the beginning of small spots, patients often unconsciously, gradually into corn, soybean to broad bean size round or quasi round macular, clear edge, flat with the skin or slightly high.

The surface is covered with very thin chaff like scales, which is glossy. Especially when viewed from the side of the light, the surface of the lesions is highly reflective. The color of the new lesions is dark, gray, yellow, brown, light brown or brown. The color of the old lesions is pale white. When the new and old lesions exist together, the black and white are mixed, which is a typical manifestation of tinea versicolor, Left with temporary hypopigmentation spots, patients often mistakenly think that they have vitiligo and come to see a doctor.

In some patients, the lesions were distributed along the hair follicles, similar to the papules of hair follicles, flat, slightly higher than the skin surface, covered with scales, with strong reflectance. In a few patients, the lesions were patchy, with a small number, only one to several pieces, but the area was large, with thick scales on the surface, mostly dark brown or tan, and a few light spots. Sometimes the area of the lesions was so large that the lesions were mistakenly regarded as normal skin.

matters needing attention

This kind of disease not only affects the face of patients, but also causes great psychological damage to patients' friends. But patients should encourage themselves and establish self-confidence. As long as they develop good living habits, they will effectively prevent the occurrence of this kind of disease.