If Vitiligo Occurs in Children

There is no obvious cause of this skin problem . Which certainly is not a form of skin cancer , is not caused by infection , and is not contagious. Children who experience skin problems is just as healthy , anyway , with other normal children . Want to know more ?

Do not rush to conclusions, wether white patches that appear are vitiligo or not. If the white patches of vitiligo is really vitiligo, you should select the right appropriate therapy.
 you had to convince beforehand that your skin disorder categorized as vitiligo. If you find the appearance of white patches on the skin do not panic. Consult your doctor if you are really affected by vitiligo or other diseases. It because Some skin disease vitiligo may look the same, such as eczema, sun allergy, fungal infections, and more.

Symptomps of vitiligo

The loss of pigment in the skin color occurs because vitiligo patient skin does not produce melanin as needed . melanin is  a natural compound that determines the color of the skin and protect the skin from the adverse effects of sunlight

the main symptomps of vitiligo is the white patches   that has younger color  than normal skin and then turned into  white , usually accompanied by itching at the white spot  and also more susceptible to sunburn . beside of that, sometimes it appear like prematurely white or gray hair, eyebrows or beard.  there is a change of color in the inner layer of the retina of the eye ,  color changes also occur in the tissue that lines the  in the mouth ( mucous membranes )

Factors which causing vitiligo

Unlike other skin diseases, are the main causes such as fungi, viruses, or bacteria. Vitiligo is caused by the destruction of pigment-forming cells of the skin color called by melanin, it produced by melanocyte cells. In some cases, vitiligo  also attack the hair , Causing bad damage to the pigment cells. Until now, the main factor that causing the  destroying the pigment cells by the immune cells are not known with certainty. But some dermatologists predict, it's because the body's immune or autoimmune disorders.

what should we do if vitiligo occurs in children?

When vitiligo occurs in our children , give the right explanation of vitiligo with a language they can understand . In essence , vitiligo is not a dangerous disease and can happen to everyone . You can give them support and advice to not too worry about it. Seek and explore the potential of the child will be much more useful. Advantages that will make children forget the white patches . In this case, the psychologist bantunan plays an important role .

the healing process for infants or children commonly faster than old people, because their immune system in their body and skin cells is still good . Although it can attack all parts of the body , generally vitiligo found in certain areas . For example , the part that is often exposed to the sun ( face and hands ) , body folds ( elbows or knees ) , and around the section that has holes ( eyes , nose , up to the navel ) .

White patches of vitiligo can stop by itself , but can also spread to other body parts . Typically , with age a person with vitiligo , the white patches will grow and multiply . Speed ​​deployment of patches of vitiligo is highly dependent on the condition of the sufferer melanocyte cells