2 1/2 Yrs Old Got White Patches On Face, Near Eye, Cheek. Is This Nexus Anemicus Or PMLE ?

Posted on Thu, 28 Jun 2012

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Question : my daughter is 2 1/2 yrs old...shes got a white patch on face....near eye/cheek...i consulted two doctors...one mentioned its nevus anemicus and other mentioned its PMLE ie polymorphic light eruption....the patch is white or creamish in colour....m confused what is it exactly....as far as i knw pmle is red spots...want to knw do we get white spots in skin in pmle...??? n wats the treatment for it....india

Answered by Dr. Rohit Batra (10 hours later)

Dear XXXXXXX

Thanks for your query.

White patches are known to occur due to multiple causes.

As far as your doctor’s opinion is concerned, "Nexus anemicus" is a unilateral condition while polymorphic light eruption (PMLE) is bilateral.
PMLE starts as reddish itchy lesions and leave a hypopigmented lesion; sun exposure is a must for PMLE to occur.

I will be able to provide further comments if you can upload pictures of the affected areas on this page. If you have good quality photographs of the affected areas, please use the upload option and post them.

Awaiting your response

Regards
Dr.Rohit

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