White spots on lips

Many new parents will find that their babies have certain problems while taking care of them. Among them, white spots on the baby's lips is a not uncommon phenomenon. There are white spots on your baby's lips, which may be leukoplakia. If there are white spots on the lips and herpes on the hands, feet, etc., it may be that the baby has hand, foot and mouth disease. Below, we will introduce in detail the causes and solutions of white spots on baby’s lips!

1. What is the reason for white spots on lips?

The white spots on the lips may be leukoplakia, which is white patches occurring on the mucosa, but as a disease, it mainly refers to those leukoplakia characterized by hyperkeratosis and epithelial hyperplasia. For example, vitiligo can also occur on the mucosa, but its histological changes are mainly depigmentation, and generally there is no manifestation such as hyperkeratosis, so it does not belong to mucosal leukoplakia. Leukoplakia in dermatology includes lesions in the oral cavity and vulva. In the past, many medical scientists regarded leukoplakia as precancerous lesions, but a large number of observations and studies have proved that most leukoplakia are benign lesions.

2. What should I do if there are white spots on my lips?

If there are white spots on the lips, you should first pay attention to removing local irritants, such as improving oral hygiene, treating diseased teeth, quitting smoking, etc. Generally speaking, white spots on the lips with simple causes and mild conditions can often disappear after the causes are removed or after simple symptomatic treatment with simple medication.

3. Are white spots on the lips related to hand, foot and mouth disease?

The symptoms of small white spots on the lips occur in children. The first thing to consider is whether the white spots on the lips are caused by hand, foot and mouth disease. Especially for children under five years old, small white spots may appear on their lips at the same time as symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease.

Children with hand, foot and mouth disease will not only have small white spots on their lips, but will also develop herpes on their hands, feet, mouth and other parts of their body. In addition, there are some other features, but they are not obvious. Therefore, if the small white spots on the lips appear at the same time as hand, foot and mouth herpes, hand, foot and mouth disease should be treated.