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Vitiligo is a relatively common disease and also a skin problem that troubles many people. After the occurrence of vitiligo, it will have a certain impact on the body's image and needs to be treated in time. Many people are also concerned about whether vitiligo is contagious. In fact, leukoplakia cannot be transmitted to others, but it is very likely to spread. Below, we will introduce you to the relevant knowledge about vitiligo in detail.

1. Pathological causes

The cause of congenital vitiligo may be due to various reasons during embryonic development. Generally, white patches appear on the skin at birth or shortly after birth, such as achromic nevus, anemic nevus, achromic incontinence pigmenti, etc. The distribution of these white spots is generally limited or has certain characteristics, and the color of the white spots will not be very white. As the skin grows and develops, these white spots will neither fade nor expand significantly after stabilizing.

There are many causes of acquired vitiligo. Since the skin is in direct contact with the external environment, the appearance of white spots on the skin may be caused by both internal reasons and external environmental factors, such as sun exposure, chemicals, fungal infections, etc. There are many skin diseases that can cause skin hypopigmentation or depigmentation. Some inflammatory skin diseases can cause white spots on local parts of the skin. These white spots usually occur before other inflammatory skin diseases, such as eczema and psoriasis, which destroy the melanocytes in the basal layer of the skin and cause skin depigmentation.

2. Treatment Methods

1. Physical therapy: If steam bath therapy is used during treatment, the patient can relieve pain as soon as possible. Steam bath therapy can allow the drug to act directly on the skin and enter the blood through the skin. Therefore, it has the advantages of faster effect, comfort, and no toxic side effects than oral medication. It will not increase the burden on the liver and is the best auxiliary treatment method. And during the treatment, some diet and lifestyle controls can be combined to increase the effectiveness of the treatment and effectively prevent the recurrence of the disease.

2. Drug treatment: During treatment, patients need to go to the hospital for examination in time, determine the cause of the disease, and then use targeted medications, and take symptomatic treatment to achieve the best treatment effect.

3. Surgical treatment: surgical removal of the diseased skin. However, this method is only suitable for patients with smaller white spot lesions. If the patient has multiple lesions or a large area of ​​lesions, skin grafting or melanin implantation will be needed during surgery.

3. Preventive Care

Do not use bactericides or disinfectants for cleaning to avoid irritating the skin; choose neutralizing, weakly acidic or soap-free products as much as possible. However, the best way is to wash it with clean water, and remember not to use too hot water to avoid aggravating the inflammation symptoms. Develop good daily habits, for example: wash your hands immediately after going to the toilet, and wipe from the vaginal opening to the anus. Try to avoid sitting for long periods of time to reduce the heat and humidity and stay dry. In terms of clothing, you should avoid wearing tight pants, leggings and pantyhose, and switch to breathable cotton as soon as possible. When the secretion is not too much, there is no need to use sanitary pads. If it is damp, it will easily aggravate or cause vulvar skin problems.