What is the cause of white spots on the body

If you have white spots on your body, you should pay attention to whether it is caused by vitiligo or some dermatitis problems. After all, this phenomenon is quite common in life, so we need reasonable prevention and solution, especially pay attention to check whether it is vitiligo, because it is relatively common.

1. The reasons for white spots on the body: There are many possibilities: 1. It is ascariasis spots, which usually only grow on the face and can be cured by taking medicine; 2. It is dermatitis, not only on the face, but also on any part exposed to the sun; 3. It is vitiligo, and it usually turns pink and then white. The characteristics of vitiligo are: the lesions are pure white round or irregular desquamated spots with a smooth surface, clear boundaries, and increased pigmentation at the edges. This is likely to be vitiligo.

2. The white spots of vitiligo can occur on the hair, face, trunk and limbs. Irregular pure white patches of varying sizes, single or multiple, appear. The area of ​​the white patches gradually expands and the number increases. The white spots have clear boundaries and the hair inside the spots is also white.

The surface is smooth, without scales or scabs, and the sensation and secretion functions are normal; the melanin granules in the white spots are reduced, and the melanin granules can absorb ultraviolet rays. The white spots are more sensitive to sunlight and turn red after a little exposure to the sun.

3. Don’t be impatient if you have white spots on your body. Vitiligo can be cured with targeted treatment. There are many causes of vitiligo, including genetic factors, immune disorders, psychoneurological factors, tyrosinase copper ion deficiency, infection, trauma, and chemical factors. These factors affect the synthesis of melanin particles, causing skin pigmentation to fade and vitiligo to appear. Recent studies have found that vitiligo patients, regardless of where the disease occurs, are all associated with microcirculation disorders.