<\/span><\/h2>\nIdiopathic guttate hypomelanosis predominantly affects light-skinned individuals, but may occasionally arise on darker skin. Although most often found on the shins and sun-exposed parts of the forearms, guttate hypomelanosis can also arise in other sun-exposed areas, such as the face, neck, and shoulders. White marks are generally smooth with a reduction in normal skin marks, but may be slightly scaly<\/span>.<\/p>\nGuttate hypomelanosis appears as part of the aging process, becoming quite common in those over 40 years of age. They are more common in women than in men. Hereditary factors may be relevant since injuries appear to be more common in family members.<\/p>\n\n\n
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Guttate hypomelanosis of the chest<\/p>\n
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<\/span>What is the cause of guttate hypomelanosis?<\/span><\/h2>\nA skin biopsy<\/span> proves that there is no melanin<\/span> pigment<\/span> at keratinocytes<\/span> of guttate hypomelanosis lesions. There is also a reduction in the number of pigment-producing cells (melanocytes<\/span>) The skin is slightly thinner than normal and flattens.<\/p>\nThe cause of guttate hypomelanosis is speculative. It is believed to be an inevitable part of the aging process, with a gradual reduction of the melanocytes, a process similar to the aging of hair<\/span>. Other theories include:<\/p>\n\n- Sun damage: lesions are a kind of white freckle<\/li>\n
- Not related to the sun seborrheic<\/span> keratosis<\/span> – degenerative<\/span> scaly spots<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis does not appear to be due to trauma<\/span> or viral infection<\/span>. White areas do not predispose<\/span> flay Cancer<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/span>What is the treatment for guttate hypomelanosis?<\/span><\/h2>\nIn most cases, treatment for guttate hypomelanosis is not required as the marks are completely harmless. Attempts to destroy the lesions may leave larger brown markings or white markings, which may look worse than the original condition. Sun protection is very important.<\/p>\n
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Cosmetic camouflage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Que es idiop\u00e1tico hipomelanosis guttata? Hipomelanosis guttata idiop\u00e1tica es el nombre dado a las manchas blancas planas de 2 a 5 mm que se encuentran en las espinillas y los…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8279","wiki","type-wiki","status-publish","format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wiki\/8279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wiki"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wiki"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wiki\/8279\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}