What are the symptoms of white spots on the skin? What are the early symptoms of vitiligo?

We know that vitiligo is hereditary, so we should try to avoid this disease. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the symptoms of vitiligo. Knowing the characteristics of the symptoms of vitiligo can help better prevent and treat it.

Early symptoms of vitiligo

1. Seasonality

Vitiligo is a common chronic skin disease that occurs more frequently in spring. Therefore, spring is a season that vitiligo patients should pay more attention to, because the rising temperature will aggravate the condition of vitiligo. However, vitiligo symptoms are a disease that generally affects men more than women, which is also a problem that is difficult to explain.

2. The boundaries of white spots are becoming increasingly clear

The general symptoms of vitiligo are mainly white spots. Generally speaking, there are round, dull colors on the surface of the skin. In the early stage, the boundaries between the white spots and the surrounding normal skin are unclear, and there is a slight redness. As the disease progresses, the boundaries of the white spots become clearer, and the redness disappears. Vitiligo mainly occurs in exposed areas such as the shoulders, chest and face. Of course, symptoms of vitiligo may also appear in the armpits, fingers and between toes.

3. White spots are prone to spread

The symptoms of vitiligo can be divided into two types: local and systemic, which are mainly divided according to the distribution of white spots. Local means that the white spots are prominent in a certain part of the body, and the site of the disease can be clearly identified. However, systemic white spots have no regional restrictions and generally occur throughout the body.

4. Cause complications

The main cause of vitiligo symptoms is the metabolic imbalance of melanin, which causes skin pigmentation and skin color loss. Severe cases can cause the affected skin to lose its sweat secretion function, thereby seriously affecting the regulatory function of the urinary system, and it is also common to cause many symptoms of the disease.

Symptoms and characteristics of late stage vitiligo

1. White spots blend

The white spots are all over the body, and most of them are connected into one piece. In the early stage of vitiligo, the white spots on the body are often single and small in area, while in the late stage of vitiligo, the white spots gradually connect into pieces, and the adjacent white spots merge together. The white spots can spread all over the body. This symptom is mainly a symptom of the late stage of generalized vitiligo. The white spots cover more than 50% of the total body area and are distributed in multiple parts of the body, making them difficult to treat.

2. The color of white spots deepens

The white spots are darker in color, usually cloud white or porcelain white. The color of the white spots of vitiligo will gradually deepen as the disease progresses. At first, they are light white or milky white. As the damage to the melanocytes in the lesions becomes more and more serious, melanin synthesis becomes less and less, and the white spots will develop from light white or milky white to darker cloudy white or porcelain white. Therefore, the color of the white spots can also be used as a criterion for patients to judge the severity of their illness.

3. Darkening of the pigmentation of the skin lesions

The color of the white spots has a clear boundary with the normal skin. In the early stage of vitiligo, the white spots are lighter in color, and some are even indistinguishable to the naked eye, so the boundary with the normal skin is not obvious. In the late stage of vitiligo, the pigmentation of the edges of the lesions is significantly darker, forming a sharp contrast with the surrounding normal skin, and the white spots are very obvious.