After white spots appear on the child's body, parents often become a little confused because they don't know how to deal with it for unknown reasons. There are many reasons for white spots on the skin, including the following situations.
1. Eczema
The small white spots are accompanied by unbearable itching, and the child can't help but scratch. This situation is likely to be eczema. The white spots caused by eczema are red underneath and feel different from normal skin, making them easy to distinguish. There are more and more white spots and they will merge into sheets, accompanied by erosion, scabs and itching, and they recur repeatedly. Note that children's nails must not be too long to avoid trauma to the skin and cause skin infection. You can apply some mild ointment appropriately.
2. Vitiligo
The white spots on the face are neither painful nor itchy, and are clearly demarcated from normal skin. They feel no different from normal skin, and may expand or become new white spots. In this case, you should be alert to the possibility of vitiligo. In this case, it is best to go to a regular dermatology hospital for examination. If it is vitiligo, it must be treated in time and the white spots should be controlled to prevent them from spreading. Although vitiligo is not painful or itchy, if it is not treated, it will not only affect the child's appearance but also cause serious harm to the child. It affects your mental health and may cause many complications. In daily life, pay attention to adjusting the child's diet and pay attention to the child's mood.
3. Milia
If small white spots appear about one week after birth, this is neonatal milia. It is caused by blockage of sweat glands, mainly related to imperfect development of the glands. This is normal. It usually reduces and disappears in about three weeks. No special treatment is required, just do local cleaning and hygiene, choose loose and breathable clothes, and keep the skin clean and dry.
4. Fat particles
The small white spots are not painful or itchy, just like acne. The extruded material is slightly hard, which may be folliculitis. Because the pores on the skin of young children are very small and the sebum film is thick, the pores are easily clogged and cause fat particles, so there is no need to worry. It will heal on its own after a period of time. Do not squeeze it with your hands to avoid secondary infection, and do not use medicine at will.
5. Pityriasis alba
It is a hypopigmented spot on the face, commonly known as worm spots. It is light white in color and is similar to white spots in the early stages of vitiligo. Parents, please remember one thing to distinguish between pityriasis simplex and vitiligo: pityriasis simplex has desquamation, while vitiligo does not have desquamation. But it's best to go to the hospital for a checkup.
6. Achromatic nevus
It usually develops after birth or shortly after birth. It is a light white patch with blurred borders. It is a kind of white spot that is easily confused with vitiligo. It is different. The only thing is that vitiligo will spread to the whole body, but achromic nevus will not. So if this happens, you can go to the hospital for a three-dimensional skin tomography scan.
7. Tinea versicolor
Some tinea versicolor also appears white, which can be easily confused with vitiligo to the naked eye. Tinea versicolor is caused by a fungal infection and is different from vitiligo. The two can be distinguished by going to a dermatology department and using a Wood's lamp examination. Pityriasis versicolor shows yellow fluorescence under Wood's lamp, while vitiligo shows white fluorescence.
8. Anemic nevus
Congenital hypopigmented spots, generally distributed unilaterally, are caused by the scarcity of capillaries in the skin lesions. The skin around the white spots will become red after friction, but the white spots will not appear. Red, and vitiligo white spots will turn red after rubbing.