My son aged 26 is having white patches on head ,and so white hair at these places (only on head ) 2-3 places for last 4-5 years .Treatment ???
Hi! Varughese, Welcome To Chat Doctor forum, White patches with white hair over it indicates VITILIGO. This is an autoimmune condition where in our own cell destroy our melanocytes (color producing cells), thus leading to white patches. Treatment depends on whether the lesions are active(spreading) or stable(not spreading). If the lesion is spreading then we put the patient on oral steroids to stop the activity. Along with this one has to start phototherapy also. There are two types of phototherapy