Early symptoms of leukoplakia

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Leukoplakia can be congenital or acquired. Congenital leukoplakia may be caused by various reasons during embryonic development. Generally, white patches appear on the skin at birth or shortly after birth, such as nevus, anemia nevus, incontinence pigmentosa, etc. the distribution of these leukoplakia is generally limited or has certain characteristics, and the color of leukoplakia is not very white. Tell us about the early symptoms of leukoplakia

Early symptoms of leukoplakia

Pale white: slight depigmentation, lighter than normal skin color, a large amount of pigment remains in the lesion site, only 10-20% of the damage, this is a good time for treatment, topical drugs may activate all the functions of melanocytes.

Milky white: the color of leukoplakia is like milk, the skin lesions are more serious, moderate mid-term depigmentation, and the melanin cell function of skin leukoplakia has been damaged by 30-40%. At this time, the comprehensive treatment of external use and internal use is desirable.

Cloud white: the color of white spots is like white clouds floating in the sky. There is a small amount of pigment left in the skin lesions, which belongs to severe depigmentation. The function of melanocytes has been damaged by 60-70%. At this time, if only external or oral drugs are used, the effect is relatively poor. If you want to get better curative effect, you need to cooperate with other therapies.

matters needing attention

In patients with progressive vitiligo, mechanical stimulation should be reduced as much as possible. Pressure, friction and trauma on the skin, such as tight belt, can promote the appearance of leukoplakia. Other forms of local stimulation, such as burns, sunburn, radiation, chemicals, frostbite, and infection, can also promote the occurrence of leukoplakia.