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White Spots Of 1-3mm On Abdomen, Leg And Neck. Possible Vitiligo Or Idiopathic Guttate Hypomelanosis?

hi i have been noticing few white spots on my leg, few(2-3 )on my abdomen and one on my neck . all of them are about 1-3mm, iam 32 years old and wondering if this is something related to vitiligo, I went online and it looks like vitiligo or idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis . I am scared that it is vitiligo or will spread into patches I remember that my mom has these white spots on her legs too , is age related white spots hereditery
Sat, 16 Nov 2013
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THERE ARE MANYCONDITIONS CAUSING THESE TYPE OF SPOTS THE EXACT DIAGNOSES CAN BE DONE BY PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND RELATED SIGNS AND SYMPTOMPS
IT CAN BE VIRAL FUNGAL VITILIGO LICHEN PLANUS
NEED TO CONSULT SKIN OR ALLERGY SPECIALIST TO FIND THE CAUSE AND TREAT ACCORDING TO DIAGNOSIS
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White Spots Of 1-3mm On Abdomen, Leg And Neck. Possible Vitiligo Or Idiopathic Guttate Hypomelanosis?

THERE ARE MANYCONDITIONS CAUSING THESE TYPE OF SPOTS THE EXACT DIAGNOSES CAN BE DONE BY PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND RELATED SIGNS AND SYMPTOMPS IT CAN BE VIRAL FUNGAL VITILIGO LICHEN PLANUS NEED TO CONSULT SKIN OR ALLERGY SPECIALIST TO FIND THE CAUSE AND TREAT ACCORDING TO DIAGNOSIS