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Tinnitus is a dermatological disease that can occur at any age from infants to adults. Most people have heard of this disease at least once, but not everyone knows how to treat tinea versicolor in children.
1. Ringworm in infants
Tinnitus in infants is a skin disease caused by the fungus Malassezia. When a child has tinea versicolor, the child will feel itchy, change the skin color of the diseased area such as the appearance of abnormal white or black patches on the skin, which is unsightly and easy to recur.
Vitiligo in infants and young children can be easily seen with patches of different colors, they often appear on the back, chest, neck or armpits of children with the following characteristics:
Children Children with fair skin will have darker patches of skin, while children with darker skin will see lighter patches of skin. On patches of discolored skin with prominent borders, the patches are of unequal size. The affected area may be scaly or naturally peeled. The affected area may be itchy or slightly itchy. If not treated in time, the damaged skin will spread and become more dangerous when exposed to the sun.
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2. Causes of vitiligo in infants and children
Vitiligo in infants and young children is caused by the fungus malassezia. This fungus can arise and infect children's skin due to the following reasons:
Because children wear tight clothes, or wear many clothes: When children exercise, they will sweat, especially in areas such as the back, chest, neck, groin, if not absorbed quickly, it will make the baby's skin wet and easy to grow the fungus malassezia that causes ringworm. Improper hygiene for children: Parents do not regularly clean and wipe their children clean, after bathing, parents do not dry the young person before putting on clothes. Not changing diapers often and not cleaning the diaper area for babies, will cause malassezia fungus to appear and cause disease. Wet environment, hot and humid weather: When the environment has high humidity, or the weather is hot and humid, a lot of rain is favorable conditions for malassezia fungus to arise and cause skin diseases. Infants and young children in general have weak resistance, so they are very susceptible to this fungus. Child's location: If the child's skin is oily, along with hormonal changes in the body, it can also be the cause for malassezia fungus to grow and cause skin diseases.
3. Treatment of vitiligo in infants and young children
Vitiligo does not seriously affect the health and life of the child, but in the long run, it will make the child's skin hurt, cause cosmetic loss and have a high risk of recurrence.
Treatment of tinea versicolor in newborns to be effective, it is necessary to use topical drugs or oral drugs to treat malassezia fungus. However, which type to use for children, it is necessary to consult a specialist, you should not arbitrarily buy drugs for children to use.
When an infant has tinea versicolor, you need to let the child wear loose clothes, do not wear damp clothes, bathe the infected skin area, then apply medicine to the child or take a special medicine to treat malassezia fungus.
In the case of children with mild tinea versicolor, the doctor may prescribe treatment only with skin creams, limiting the use of drugs. However, if the child's disease is more serious, the doctor will base on the specific condition to give a course of additional oral medicine for the child.
It is best when a child has vitiligo, the mother should take her child to medical facilities for examination and timely treatment. Avoid leaving the disease for a long time with the risk of getting worse and causing unsightly in children.
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