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Spots on a large area of the body may require full-body treatment in a clinic or hospital. UVB broadband and narrowband lamps can be used, [39] [40] but narrowband ultraviolet peaked around 311 nm is the choice. It has been constitutively reported that a combination of UVB phototherapy with other topical treatments improves re-pigmentation.
Bier spots are small, light macules usually found on the arms and legs of young adults, in which the intervening skin may seem erythematous but blanches with pressure so that these light macules disappear. [1]: 863 This is a benign physiologic vascular anomaly of no significance clinically. [1]: 863 [2]: 819–20
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The lesions are most frequent on the lower limbs, but may occur anywhere on the body, including the hands, arms, torso and even the neck. They may vary in number and erupt in mass numbers. They consist of irregular patches of orange or brown pigmentation with characteristic "cayenne pepper" spots appearing within and at the edge of old lesions.
White spots on nails, also known as leukonychia, are usually harmless but may indicate a medical condition. Dermatologists explain common causes and treatment. What Dermatologists Want You to Know ...
Adapalene 0.1% Acne Treatment Gel. If you want to go the retinoid route for blocking pigmentation and fighting discoloration, Dr. Miller recommends a cult classic that’s typically associated ...
Such cells might then aggregate into a spot with an irregular shape. [13] They propose that the protrusion of a flat spot is a result of the death of aged cells in the spot and release of lipofuscin bodies. [13] The aggregating cells would form a capsule, and the dense lipofuscin bodies make the protruding spot soft and dark in color. [13]
Many white spots On the face of a baby Molluscum or contagiosum Small, firm, round bumps with pits in the center that may sit on tiny stalks Anywhere Scarlet fever: Becomes confluent and forms bright red lines in the skin creases of the neck, armpits and groins (Pastia's lines) Face, chest and back, whole body, armpits, inside elbows, groins