white spots

[cindy05]

Hi,  i am not sure but my daughter has started getting white spots on her shoulder. we are brown.
I am kind of worried. Please help

[DrSylvesterMD]

Hi there,
There are many skin conditions which causes the white spots on skin. Normally majority of the people get these white spots on any on one are more parts of the their skin but they do not know about the these spots. Some of the causes are as follows:
1. Vitiligo is and pigmentation disorder in which white spots appear on the skin. It is not contagious condition. But people with vitiligo has to suffer emotional distress to the their skin condition. Symptoms: Sunburn and the white spots on skin are the common symptoms of vitiligo. However an special device name wood lamp are used by the dermatologist to diagnose vitiligo. Causes: The causes of the vitiligo are not fully know. Auto-immunity is the most prominent causes of the vitiligo. Second thing is Inheritance, it have also a minor contribution in vitiligo skin condition.
2. Nevus depigmentosus can be easily differentiated from vitiligo. Although age factor in not much involvement in the Nevu depigmentosus but in about in 19% of the cases these are noted at birth. Their size may however grow in proportion to growth of the body. The distribution is also fairly stable and is nonprogressive hypopigmented patches. Symptoms: These are localized white spots on skin which may effect any area of the body, but they are quite stable lesions. Causes: They result from abnormalities in the function of melanocytes which produce little pigment thereby resulting in characteristic white spots in skin.
If you have any further queries do get in touch with me and it will if you can give me other details about them. Thanks.
Regards,
Dr Sylvester, MD

[msk66]

this is sam[Indian]  my child is just 3years 4months old CONFIRMED VITILIGO she has white patches around both eyes and armpits....my mother has whitepatches on her leftside of the nose since she was  seven years old.my daughter was innocent she doesnt know anything
about hereditary she is vey young.i dont know how she accepts it when she grown.....im stressed-out plzzzzzzzz help me.
                                               she is a beautiful girl

plz reply me

Regards,
sam