Depigmentosus or Depigmented Nevus
Nevus Depigmentosus (ND) is a nonprogressive hypopigmented macule or patch that remains relatively stable in size and distribution. Its size however can grow in proportion to body growth. Depigmented nevi or nevi are the result of abnormalities in the functioning of the melanocytes which produce little pigmentation making them appear white patches on the skin characteristics.
A nevus Depigmentosus not usually difficult to distinguish from vitiligo.
Pityriasis Alba
The white patches of skin that causes pityriasis alba is a common problem in children. The bright spots of hypopigmentation and depigmentation are easily confused with vitiligo. They usually appear mostly on face but also occasionally in other parts of the body. The spots of Pityriasis Alba are more frequent during the winter and children are more likely than girls. Creams humidifier can facilitate the healing process. In severe cases, psoralen therapy with or without laser is often used.
Vertigo Causes Abnormalities in Skin Pigmentation
Two percent of the population has vitiligo, a disease that involves the appearance of white spots on the skin, sometimes large, and currently known as the causes of its emergence as an effective treatment of it. The dermatologist at the Hospital University Reina Sofia in Cordoba Jose Espejo explained to Efe that vitiligo is a loss of pigment symmetrically affects various parts of the body, typically the face, arms and legs. In people with vitiligo, the Melanocytes (cells responsible for skin pigmentation) die and stop producing melanin, a substance that causes skin color in the area where cell death has occurred. According to Espejo, almost half of people with vitiligo develop the disease before age 20, and 20 percent of cases a family member who has the disease. However, today there are no known causes that provoke it, but there are several theories about it, nor is there any treatment to ensure cure, since both issues are still under investigation, according to the dermatologist.
Repigmentasi is the best Treatment
In this sense, explained that in some cases has chosen to repigment the skin with topical corticosteroids, always delivered by specialists, and others when the affected area is greater than the rest, severe treatments involving the removal of the remaining pigmentation . There are other treatments based repigmentantes radiation are recommended from the age of twelve as rejection occurring at early ages. Vitiligo, which affects both men and women also choose to hide it sometimes based makeup or other products. Jose Espejo has stressed that it is essential that these people use sunscreen high due to the nature of their skin, and avoid as far as possible the intense sun as they are likely to burn.