The dangers of vitiligo in adolescents

Vitiligo is an acquired localized skin depigmentation disorder. Adolescent vitiligo can lead to white spots on the face, hands and other skin areas, and may also have white hair. Although vitiligo generally does not cause obvious symptoms of discomfort, it can be harmful to adolescents' psychological and social functioning, and can increase the risk of other diseases if left untreated.

1. Psychological: adolescent vitiligo may be harmful to adolescent psychology, produce inferiority, anxiety, grumpy and other pessimistic mood, if not timely guidance, adolescents may also appear depression, world-weariness, pessimistic mood, will seriously affect mental health and quality of life;

2. Normal social interaction: If the skin lesions of adolescent vitiligo are in the face, arm and other easily exposed parts, it may cause harm to the normal social interaction of adolescents. There may be reluctance to socialize and participate in collective activities, and it may also produce weariness, which is not conducive to the healthy development of adolescents;

3. May increase the risk of other diseases: if adolescent vitiligo is not given effective treatment in time, the condition continues to deteriorate, it may also increase the risk of other diseases, such as psoriasis, hyperthyroidism, etc.