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Meaning of pitiriasis alba




Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

pitiriasis alba
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It is a skin disease that manifests itself with whitish spots on the skin, also called cloths. It is often caused by excessive exposure to the Sun, dryness of the skin. It is with moisturizers, it also receives names such as erythema and impetigo.

  




Jorge Luis Tovar Díaz

In medicine, specifically in dermatology, Pityriasis alba is a benign disease of the skin characterized by the appearance of small white spots in some areas of the body, especially on the face. These small spots that are also known with the common name of " 34 cloths; they disappear with a proper dermatological treatment.

  



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