What are the symptoms of vitiligo in children

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Recently, my son suddenly appeared a small piece of white spot on his hand. I don't know what the situation is. I feel some worry that it will be vitiligo. I went to the hospital to check. Sure enough, the doctor prescribed some drugs to control it. Now let me tell you what the symptoms of childhood vitiligo are.

What are the symptoms of vitiligo in children

First, there is no significant difference in gender, all age groups can have the disease, but teenagers are more likely to have the disease. The lesions are depigmented spots, usually milky white or light pink, with smooth surface and no rash. The white spot boundary is clear, the edge pigment increases compared with the normal skin, and the hair in the white spot is normal or white. Most of the lesions were distributed symmetrically. Leukoplakia is also often arranged in strips according to the distribution of ganglion segments. In addition to skin damage, labia, labia, glans and inner prepuce mucosa are often involved.

Second: the disease is mostly asymptomatic, a few patients before the onset or at the same time have local itching. Vitiligo is often accompanied by other autoimmune diseases, such as diabetes, thyroid disease, adrenal insufficiency, scleroderma, atopic dermatitis, alopecia areata and so on. Total or almost total depigmentation.

Third: more than 90% of vitiligo is sporadic, and the rest of vitiligo is more localized than generalized. According to the depigmentation of the lesion, the disease can be divided into complete type and incomplete type. The former had negative reaction to dopa, and the melanocytes disappeared. The latter is positive for dopa, but the number of melanocytes is reduced and the cure rate is high.

matters needing attention

It is necessary to understand some of the initial symptoms of vitiligo. If patients want their diseases to be treated as soon as possible, the most important thing is to find them early. Many diseases are worsened to endanger the lives of patients because they are not treated in time.