Causes of atrophic vulvar leukoplakia

For patients suffering from atrophic vulvar leukoplakia, in addition to receiving necessary treatment, they also need to understand how they contracted this disease. Because vulvar leukoplakia is a dermatological disease, its treatment process is relatively long and requires people to have great patience. Next, we will introduce to you in detail the causes of atrophic vulvar leukoplakia.

1. Endocrine disorders: When pathological abnormalities occur in the endocrine glands or tissues themselves or problems occur in the immune function, it is easy to cause endocrine disorders, which in turn lead to endocrine diseases. There is a tissue-specific protein hormone called "inhibitin" in the dermis that can inhibit the division and growth of epidermal cells and only acts locally on the epidermis. Endocrine disorders cause an imbalance between local connective tissue hyperplasia and the stimulation of epidermal metabolism in that area, leading to vulvar leukoplakia.

2. Vulvar infection and inflammation: There are many factors that cause vulvar infection and inflammation, such as poor hygiene habits, unclean sexual life, wearing chemical fiber underwear, unclean sanitary products, bathing in a bathhouse, swimming in a bathhouse, etc., which lead to vaginal inflammation. If not treated in time, the inflammatory secretions will infiltrate into the perineum. Long-term infection and stimulation will damage the skin and mucous membranes, causing redness, swelling, ulcers and lesions, and forming vulvar leukoplakia.

3. Family inheritance: About 10% to 30% of patients suffer from vulvar leukoplakia due to inheritance or intergenerational inheritance, and the hereditary-induced vulvar leukoplakia is mainly atrophic vulvar leukoplakia, and patients are more common in young girls. Therefore, in clinical practice, for patients with vulvar leukoplakia under the age of 15, doctors should first consider family genetic factors, inquire whether there are patients with vulvar leukoplakia in the patient's parents' family, and then carry out specific treatment after confirming the cause.

The above content is an introduction to the causes of atrophic vulvar leukoplakia. If you really suffer from this disease, the most important thing is to go to the hospital for examination. After the diagnosis, you can choose different treatment plans according to your physical condition. Don’t worry too much. There are currently many effective treatments for this disease.