Symptoms and treatment of vulvar leukoplakia

Update Date: 2022-08-20 Source: Network

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Vulvar leukoplakia, officially called vulvar dystrophy or vulvar precancerous lesion, is a disease caused by cell damage. As more than 80% of patients will appear varying degrees of vulvar skin whitening, or graying, we commonly known as: Vulvar leukoplakia. Here are the symptoms and treatment of vulvar leukoplakia

Symptoms and treatment of vulvar leukoplakia

1. The main symptom is pruritus vulvae. Some patients have severe pruritus, and the pruritus aggravates at night. It often causes redness, swelling, ulceration, burning and other discomfort.

2. Keratosis and hyperplasia of the skin in the lesion area, mild hypopigmentation of the vulva skin (usually in the inner side of the labia major and labia minor), punctate or white papule like, and frost like white change on the surface.

3. Severe keratosis and hyperplasia of the skin, repeated exfoliation of the keratinized layer, or pruritus, edema, chaps, ulceration and erosion of the vulva caused by scratching can be accompanied by pain. The patients feel severe symptoms, but the treatment effect of this type of patients is rapid, just like that of "Yin ban San" in traditional Chinese medicine, about 85% of the patients' symptoms are basically eliminated in one course of treatment,

matters needing attention

In daily life, you should wear loose and breathable underwear, mainly made of pure cotton products, and avoid underwear made of chemical fiber products such as acrylic. Keep the affected area dry and ventilated; Reduce irritation and friction, avoid scratching. In daily life, we should pay attention to the adjustment of life pressure and emotion, and keep optimistic mood.