Many people have a wrong understanding that skin vitiligo is vitiligo, but experts should remind patients that skin vitiligo is not necessarily vitiligo, through careful observation of the skin, it is not difficult to find the difference between different diseases and vitiligo. There are many kinds of diseases manifested as skin leukoplakia and hypopigmentation, which should be recognized by doctors and patients.
There are rare skin manifestations of variegation, tuberous sclerosis, white spot of willow leaf and many syndromes. Therefore, when the family finds that the child has leukoplakia, do not think that it is suffering from vitiligo. They should take the child to see a doctor, and observe or treat after the diagnosis is clear.
Vitiligo is an acquired disease that can occur at any age, but is common in young people. The symptoms were complete depigmentation, milky white, clear border and deep color of the marginal skin. White spots vary in size and shape, and can occur in any part of the body, or even throughout most of the body's skin. There was no self-conscious symptom, scale and atrophy.
Generally speaking, vitiligo and vitiligo belong to the skin tissue errors, but strictly speaking, vitiligo and vitiligo can not be completely classified as equal signs. White spot involves many skin diseases. It can be an independent skin disease or part of the skin manifestations of a certain skin disease. It can be congenital or acquired. There are genetic factors and infection factors. There are many unknown reasons.
In addition to vitiligo, children's skin leukoplakia can also be seen in many skin diseases. The common congenital ones are anemic nevus and nonpigmented nevus; the acquired or secondary ones are halo nevus, tinea versicolor, pityriasis alba and inflammatory skin disease.
Experts pointed out that in clinical manifestations for different sizes and shapes of depigmentation spots, the number is uncertain, the edge is clear, some white spots around the normal skin pigment increase, in medicine known as peripheral pigment coating phenomenon. The hair on the white spot may or may not change.
Whether it's vitiligo or other diseases, the first thing the patients should do is to correct their mentality, the right way to choose the situation is the hard truth, I wish you a speedy recovery.