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White patche on face and licking surface
Hi doctors
Good evening
my son is 3 years old. He has white patches only on his face. And he bites his nails , toes and lick surfaces from past arround one month.
He consistently bite his nails put fingers in mouth. Lick everyone body.
What is the reason.
Which vitamin deficiency may be he suffer...
And his left knee produce crackling sound every time when he ride staircase upside . Every time, he goes upside on stairs clear cut cut sound listen only from left knee when pressure take on it to go up.
What is the reason . Currently he is having only pediasure and nothing else.
Guide me in better way.
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Dr. SK KJM Alisha
Pediatrician
10 yrs exp
Lucknow
Hi. That thumb sucking is behavioural. can be due to anxiety of baby. The other issue is knee creitus. Unless there is any pain swelling redness associated along with cracking sound dont worry. It is mostly normal
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Dr. Shebin C E
Pediatrician
10 yrs exp
Kanyakumari
Greetings looks like anxiety could cause nail biting and white mark could be PITYRIASIS
Kindly book a consultation so that I can guide
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