What is the reason for the white spots on the newborn's neck? What should I do?

Babies always love to play, and their bodies always get dirty, especially around the neck, which is not easy to clean. So what is the reason for white spots on the neck of a newborn? What should I do?

White spots on the newborn's neck

In most cases, the small white patches on the neck are caused by skin problems, most likely vitiligo. After parents discover their children's condition, they should go to a regular professional hospital for treatment in time to diagnose the disease and take treatment measures.

Problem analysis: The symptom of vitiligo is white spots, but white spots may not be vitiligo. It is recommended that patients go to a regular dermatology hospital for examination in time if they find white spots, find out the type of white spots, and then receive treatment.

Suggestions: For vitiligo treatment, we hope that patients can go to a specialist hospital for examination and corresponding treatment. In fact, if patients go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time in the early stage, vitiligo can achieve better treatment results.

Basis for diagnosis of vitiligo

Diagnosis is based on observing the shape of white spots. Vitiligo is typically manifested by irregular white spots on the skin. In the early stages of the disease, the boundaries of the white spots are sometimes unclear, and most of the time they appear on exposed parts of the skin. When the disease is serious, the white spots may merge with each other and appear in an irregular map shape.

The second basis for diagnosis is to observe the color of the white spots. After white spots appear on the neck, patients can pay more attention to the color changes of the white spots on the skin. The white spots of early vitiligo are lighter pigmented spots, mostly light white or milky white. When the condition becomes serious, in the late stage of vitiligo, the white spots are severely depigmented, and the color of the white spots deepens, turning into pure white or porcelain white, which is mainly determined by the severity of melanin loss.

Diagnosis is based on the third symptom of vitiligo. Generally, there are no conscious symptoms when the disease occurs, no pain or itching, and the skin at the white spot site does not have conscious symptoms such as desquamation or atrophy. However, some patients will feel itchy at the white spot site before the disease occurs or when the disease worsens.

What to do if there are white spots on the neck

1. The white spots on the back of the baby's neck may be a skin disease called "pityriasis alba". Some children have a few rice-like white spots on their face or neck. The color is slightly lighter than the surrounding skin. The skin surface is dry or accompanied by a small amount of dandruff. The child himself often does not feel anything, and some children may feel a little itchy. In addition to the baby's face and neck, it can also occur on the body, arms and legs.

2 If the child's illness does not cause any other discomfort. Parents can pay more attention to observation at home, because the baby is in the process of physical development, so no matter what treatment methods or drugs mothers use, they should avoid adverse effects on the child's health. Mothers can pay more attention to the baby's cleanliness and hygiene in daily life. The baby's skin is very delicate and needs more careful care.

3. Mothers should carefully observe the changes in the baby's affected part at home. If it does not keep growing and the baby does not have any bad reaction, the affected part will disappear on its own after a period of time. Because many infant skin problems are caused by unknown reasons and there are few treatments. Mothers should keep their children's bodies clean and never use soap to wash their babies. You can apply some ointment to the baby after washing.