What are the initial symptoms of vitiligo

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Some time ago, I met a friend of a friend when I was having dinner with a friend. When they chatted with each other, they found that there were some white spots on the friend's arm, which was very obvious. After asking the doctor, I learned that it was caused by his early vitiligo. Today, let me talk about the initial symptoms of vitiligo.

What are the initial symptoms of vitiligo

First: no itching, even if there is a very slight. The number of discoloration spots is small, generally only 1-2 pieces, and most of them appear on the skin of the exposed parts. In addition to depigmentation, the skin at the decolorization spot is the same as the surrounding skin, without itching, desquamation or atrophy. In the absence of other skin diseases, early vitiligo should be considered first. It is especially obvious in places easily exposed to sunlight, including hands, feet, arms, legs, face, lips, etc.

Second: vitiligo generally appears in three ways, some pigment loss only appears in a very small area, some only occurs in unilateral body (segmental vitiligo), but most patients have it in all parts of the body (generalized vitiligo), and it is generally symmetrical. In addition, some patients with white spot parts of the hair will become white, and even affect the color of the eyes or retina, causing cataract and other complications.

Third: at the beginning of the disease, most of them are hypopigmentation spots, one or more of which are not completely disappeared, so the boundary between them and normal skin is not clear, and there are also spot like hypopigmentation spots at the beginning of the disease. The skin lesions gradually developed and expanded, the pigment was completely lost, and they could fuse with each other, and the boundary with normal skin was gradually clear. In the early stage of vitiligo, the development and quiescence of skin lesions often alternate. Some patients have obvious seasonality. Some patients' skin lesions can be limited to some parts for a long time.

matters needing attention

So patients should pay attention to supplement the right amount of trace elements, pay attention to adjust the diet structure, eat less pigment, spicy food, pay attention to active treatment can delay the aggravation of the disease and more easily treat the disease, pay attention to the combination of work and rest, avoid overwork, develop a good lifestyle.