Inhoudsopgave
Wat kun je doen tegen Pityriasis Alba?
De behandeling bestaat voornamelijk uit voorkomen van uitdroging van de huid, en eventueel aanvetten van de huid met een zalf/body lotion, speciaal voor de droge huid. In de regel verdwijnt pityriasis alba vanzelf in de loop der maanden of jaren.
Wat is Depigmentatie?
v., de gedeeltelijke of totale afwezigheid van melanine als huidpigment, b.v. bij albinisme en vitiligo.
Wat zijn witte vlekjes op je huid?
Wanneer bepaalde huidcellen genaamd melanocyten stoppen met het aanmaken van melanine wordt dit zichtbaar als witte pigmentvlekken. Melanine is het pigment dat onze huid, haar en ogen kleur geeft. Zonder dat pigment vormen er ongekleurde plekjes.
What is the prevalence of pityriasis alba and vitiligo?
Nineteen (14.17%) patients had coexistence of pityriasis alba and vitiligo lesions and showed positive wood’s light examination for vitiligo, 11 of 19 (57.89%) patients had positive family history for vitiligo.
What are the signs and symptoms of pityriasis alba?
Most lesions occur on the face, especially on the cheeks and chin. Patches may also appear on the neck, shoulders, and upper arms and are uncommon elsewhere. Patch size varies from 0.5 to 5 cm in diameter. Patches are round, oval or irregular in shape. Pityriasis alba may have well- demarcated or, more usually, poorly defined edges.
What is pityriasis alba (PA)?
Pityriasis alba (PA) is a common benign condition mainly affecting the head and neck regions of preadolescent children, more noticeable in darker skin types and there is no gender or skin type predilection ( Wolff et al., 2008 ), occurs predominantly in children between the ages of 3 and 16 years ( Holden and Berth-Jones, 2006 ).
What is the treatment for pityriasis alba?
What is the treatment for pityriasis alba? 1 A moisturising cream may improve the dry appearance. 2 A mild topical steroid (0.5-1% hydrocortisone) may reduce redness and itch if present. 3 Calcineurin inhibitors ( pimecrolimus cream and tacrolimus ointment) may be as effective as hydrocortisone and have been… More