Vitiligo testing peaks every spring, do you think white spot testing is important? significant!
Statistics show that the pathogenesis of spring vitiligo is generally characterized by initial onset and recurrence.
In the clinic, there are many cases where special comprehensive examination can be found at the beginning of leukoplakia and early recurrence, so that it takes very little time and cost to treat complex color.
It can be seen that leukoplakia examination is a very necessary and important thing.
Vitiligo examination, clinical significance
Some people may ask: Vitiligo is a skin disease, why do you need to do a professional examination? In fact, it is to check the cause and condition.
"Examination is the premise of leukoplakia treatment, through examination to confirm the type of leukoplakia, understand the cause and development of the disease, so as to carry out targeted treatment, in order to successfully control leukoplakia and promote polychromaticity."
Avoid misdiagnosis:
The early symptoms of vitiligo are not typical, easy to be confused with a variety of skin diseases, such as tinea versicolor, anemia nevi, non-pigmented nevi, etc., only by naked eye observation is prone to misdiagnosis, the treatment of the disease is harmful and no benefit, so professional and comprehensive examination is very important
Risk aversion:
In fact, every test for vitiligo, in addition to laying the foundation for treatment, is also avoiding the risk of treatment.
For example, some examination items can not only find potential common lesions in the internal organs and blood, but also develop more appropriate treatment methods for patients with liver and kidney dysfunction and other immune diseases, reduce physical impact, and treat more appropriate causes and symptoms.
The importance of examination is understood, but how can I give leukoplakia an effective and relatively accurate examination? Probably most people don't know.
Inventory of common tests for leukoplakia
What exactly should be checked for vitiligo examination? The following checks, don't miss it!
1. Wood lamp inspection
Determine the type of leukoplakia, check the degree of melanin damage in the epidermis, and find the presence of occult leukoplakia;
2. Trace element inspection
More than 90% of vitiligo patients have a lack of trace elements, especially copper, which is one of the important means to find out the cause of vitiligo.
3. Immune function examination
Through immune function tests, it is possible to accurately understand the patient's autoimmune situation, facilitate the treatment of causes, and avoid the occurrence of various concomitant immune diseases.
4. Blood routine analysis
Most patients with vitiligo have anemia and thrombocytopenia in their blood routines.
5. Urinalysis routine examination
Detects the presence of some viruses and cellular abnormalities in the body, which is convenient for medication and treatment.
6. Liver and kidney function are two examinations
The liver is an important part of the body's metabolism, and this test can determine whether the liver and kidney function of the patient is impaired, so as to safely and effectively formulate a treatment plan.
Vitiligo is not an ordinary skin disease, the significance of a comprehensive examination is to find out the cause, symptomatic treatment, if there is no cause, symptomatic treatment, the condition will not only not alleviate but will stimulate aggravation, not only cause greater mental pressure on the patient, but also have a great loss to the personal economy.
Examination is a prerequisite for vitiligo treatment and is the basis for restoring a healthy complexion. 1 examination can bring 10 points of therapeutic benefit: increase the efficiency of whitening, shorten the course of whitening treatment.
However, the results of a test cannot be effective for a long time, so it is recommended that patients and friends review it regularly.