DR. MAHER MAHMOUDDERMATOLOGY · LASER
CBC — Doctor Health#vitiligo#pigmentation#fungal-infections

Not every white spot on the body is vitiligo

مش كل بقعة بيضاء في الجسم تعتبر بهاق👌🏻

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Highlight reel (1m 56s) from his *Doctor Health* studio interview on **CBC** explaining that not every white spot on a child's skin is vitiligo—differentiating tinea versicolor (`التينيا الملونة`), pityriasis alba (`النخالة البيضاء`), and steroid-induced hypopigmentation (from overusing high-potency cortisone creams in the diaper area) using Wood's lamp (`Wood's light`) examination in a darkened room.

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توحيد لون البشرة في البهاق.. حل طبي ولا قرار نفسي؟

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