How is the long white dot on the back of the hand to return a responsibility

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Recently, my baby began to grow small white spots on the back of his hand. He was very worried about vitiligo, but how could it be vitiligo when the child was so small. So he went to the hospital for consultation. The doctor explained in detail the reasons for the white spots on the back of his hand. Let's talk about what happened to the white spots on the back of his hand.

How is the long white dot on the back of the hand to return a responsibility

First: pityriasis alba: it is more common in children and adolescents, mainly in the face, but also in the neck, upper arm and shoulder. Clinical features are flake leukoplakia, the edge is not clear, the surface of the spot has gray chaff like scales, mild pruritus. Albinism: clinically, it is a kind of hereditary disease, which usually occurs when the patient is young. Its clinical characteristics are white skin, white or light yellow hair, lack of pigment in eyes, and fear of brightness.

Second: anemia nevus is a kind of congenital localized hypopigmentation spot, which is generally unilateral distribution or limited to a certain part. It rarely continues to expand after birth or shortly after birth, and its shape remains unchanged. Its color is hypopigmentation rather than depigmentation. After friction or heating, it does not turn red locally, but the surrounding normal skin turns red. After being examined with slide, the edge of the lesion is more blurred. According to the above characteristics can be differentiated from vitiligo.

Third: vitiligo is one of the causes of leukoplakia, vitiligo is generally manifested as leukoplakia, but leukoplakia is not necessarily vitiligo. But there are some differences between vitiligo and other leukoplakia skin diseases. Vitiligo is called "vitiligo" or "baibofeng" in traditional Chinese medicine. It is a skin disease with pigment shedding. When it begins to appear, the local skin without conscious symptoms will turn white and gradually expand. The white spot is light white or milky white, with the same shape and size, clear boundary, smooth surface and no dandruff.

matters needing attention

The above is about the introduction of several diseases of children with white spots on the back of their hands. Every child is an angel at home. If you find that children begin to have white spots on their hands, you must take your baby to the hospital for detailed examination in time to determine the cause of the disease. Don't delay the disease and let the child grow up healthily.