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Child Has White Spots On Forehead, Seems To Be Spreading, Had Transfusions In The Past. What Could This Be?
Hi good day. My son is 4 years and he has some white spots on his fore head. It started off as one and now it has spread .I don’t know what it is, could it be a blood problem because he had two transfusions already, one the day after I had him and the other a couple of moths after. To me it doesn’t look like pityriasis alba because it’s not round and it’s not scaly, so what could it be..?
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
Hi
From your query the size of the lesion is not clear.
If its flat and itchy with clear cut margins, its more likely to be a fungal infection (Tinea versicolor) which is easily curable with application of antifungal creams/ ointments for about a week.
Pityriasis alba is slightly bigger and has vague margins and is self limiting, needing no treatment.
Hope you find my answer useful.
From your query the size of the lesion is not clear.
If its flat and itchy with clear cut margins, its more likely to be a fungal infection (Tinea versicolor) which is easily curable with application of antifungal creams/ ointments for about a week.
Pityriasis alba is slightly bigger and has vague margins and is self limiting, needing no treatment.
Hope you find my answer useful.
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