As soon as it was online, I often see some fans and friends send me private messages saying, Doctor Jia, please help me see what is this white spot on my body?
The most common question is vitiligo. When everyone sees white spots, they think they have vitiligo.
In this article today, I will tell you what kind of white spots may appear if you have white spots on your body. Let's talk carefully one by one.
1. Vitiligo
Vitiligo is the most typical white spot disease. It is a disease caused by loss of skin pigment cells. It is mostly acquired. Its main manifestation is white spots on the skin. The main symptoms are that the boundaries are very clear
It is often found in all parts of the body, but it is high in the face and neck, and the limbs
The picture below is a typical vitiligo disease. (The color is very white, the boundaries are very clear)
2. Mottled disease
A rare hereditary skin disease characterized by local skin and hair reduction as its main characteristics, mostly occurs shortly after birth, and can appear in any part. Mottled disease is similar to vitiligo, that is, the white spots turn white and the boundaries are clear, but mottled disease is prone to grow on the forehead. has an inverted triangle change
html l2 is a typical mottled disease
3. pigment-free mole
A congenital and localized skin white spots, is mostly found in birth or shortly after birth. The main manifestation is obvious white spots, which are unclear, localized, and sporadic. They are more likely to occur in the trunk, lower abdomen, limbs, and distributed along the nerve segments. The limbs are mostly stripes or bands. The difference between and vitiligo is that white spots are not obvious in vitiligo, and the edges are serrated
IV. pityriasis
Also known as tinea vitiligo or sweat spot , it is caused by Malassezi infection, mainly because of excessive secretion of skin oil, mostly symmetrical distribution of skin lesions, and the color of the patches is mostly light white, light brown or red patches, with a small amount of scales on the surface. The difference between it and vitiligo is the surface. The difference between it and vitiligo is the surface. There are scales on the surface, while vitiligo has smooth surface without scales
Hand Below is a picture of pityriasis
The above are four common white spots in clinical practice. Seeing this, you should be clear that white spots on the body are not all vitiligo, but also anemia mole , pityriasis, pigmentless nevus, mottled diseases, etc. . If you can't tell the difference, you can click on my avatar and post the picture. I'll help you see
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