Acrofacial vitiligo, the symptoms are like this

Acrofacial vitiligo is a type of vitiligo. Common symptoms include white spot distribution, skin lesions, and susceptibility to irritation. In the face of this symptom, you must pay attention to protecting your skin. Clothes should be loose and fit, especially underwear, panties, and bras should not be too tight. In addition, you must be careful about your diet. Taking VC is harmful to patients, so try not to eat or eat less foods rich in VC.

1. Symptoms

1. Distribution of white spots: Most of the white spots are distributed symmetrically, and in many cases the lesions are arranged along the nerve segments. In addition to skin damage, some mucous membranes may also be affected.

2. Skin lesions: The lesions are localized depigmentation and white spots that are milky white. The hair inside may turn white or remain normal, but there are no other changes in the skin and no subjective symptoms.

3. Susceptible to irritation: Due to the lack of protective pigments, exposure to the sun may cause burning pain, erythema and blisters. The number of white spots is variable and may be limited to a certain part of the body or distributed in a certain nerve segment (or dermatome). They rarely change or disappear on their own. However, in most cases, they tend to gradually increase and expand, and may even spread throughout the body.

4. Color of white spots: The degree of depigmentation of acrofacial vitiligo varies from person to person and from part of the body to part. It can also appear in three tones: white, grayish white, and near-normal skin color depending on the degree of depigmentation.

2. Precautions

1. Protect your skin

Clothes should be loose and fit, especially underwear, panties, bras should not be too tight, and belts should be loose; clinically, white spots under the breasts, waist, groin, etc. are often caused by local compression. Do not rub hard when taking a bath; avoid contact with rubber products such as rubber gloves, rubber shoelaces, etc., which often cause local discoloration and vitiligo, and skin damage also occurs in distant parts; avoid prolonged and strong sunlight exposure, and seek early treatment for skin diseases such as eczema, dermatitis, insect bites, etc.

2. Adjust your diet

Due to the lack of certain trace metal elements in the blood and white spots of vitiligo patients, the activity of tyrosinase in the body is reduced, which affects the synthesis and metabolism of melanin and thus causes lesions. Patients should eat more foods rich in tyrosine and minerals, such as beef, pork, eggs, fresh vegetables, beans, peanuts, black sesame seeds, raisins, nuts, and shellfish.

Dietary restrictions are an important part of preventing vitiligo. Taking VC is harmful to vitiligo patients, so they should try not to eat or eat less foods rich in VC. Daily life experience also shows that so-called "hot foods" or "irritating foods" can also affect the condition and treatment effects, and are not conducive to recovery from the disease, so attention should be paid.