There is a hard thing growing in the vagina

The human body's genitals are very private, and many people do not take adequate care of and clean their genitals. Some women may find a hard thing growing on their vulva. This is most likely due to inflammation and infection of the vulva. They need to clean the vulva in time or go to the hospital for examination. So, what is the matter with a hard thing growing on the vagina?

Folliculitis is an inflammation of the hair follicles caused by Staphylococcus aureus. The female vulva is covered with pubic hair from the mons pubis to the skin outside the labia majora. In daily life, because the vulva is easily contaminated with urine, feces and leucorrhea, the skin of the vulva is often in a humid environment, and this humid environment is very suitable for bacterial growth. The disease is prone to occur on the head, neck, buttocks, perianal area or other parts of the body, and tends to recur. It often occurs in multiple places, is stubborn in nature, and is difficult to cure.

In addition, the estrogen level in menopausal women decreases, causing the resistance of the skin and mucous membranes of the vulva to decrease. Therefore, if menopausal women do not pay attention to the hygiene of their vulva or have abrasions on the vulva skin, the hair follicles and surrounding tissues there are easily infected by bacteria, causing vulvar folliculitis. In the early stages of the disease, symptoms such as pain and redness of the skin may occur in the affected hair follicles and their surrounding areas. As the disease progresses, the affected hair follicles may gradually form pustules surrounded by red halos and are tender to the touch.

A hair may stick out from the top of the pustule (if there is pus, a small white dot may appear on the top of the pustule). Sometimes one hair follicle is infected, sometimes multiple. If the inflammation gets worse, the infected hair follicles may form boils.

Causes

Folliculitis of the genitals is often caused by decreased immunity, poor hygiene of the vulva, secondary bacterial infection (mostly Staphylococcus aureus infection), or damage caused by pulling, friction, and scratching of the hair. Bacterial infection, sleep, diet, environment, gastrointestinal function, sweat gland secretion, physical constitution, vitamin deficiency and other factors can affect it. This is also the cause of folliculitis. If you suffer from genital folliculitis, you should keep your genitals clean and take a bath frequently. Limit the use of alcohol and spicy foods. Eat more foods rich in vitamins, trace elements and high protein.

Symptoms

Symptoms of female folliculitis include redness, swelling and pain around the hair follicles of the vulva, which gradually form cone-shaped pustules with a pubic hair protruding from the center. Pustules may be multiple, and adjacent small pustules may fuse together to form large pustules, accompanied by severe congestion, edema and pain in the vulva.

treat

1. Local treatment: After cutting the hair, use the following drugs:

(1) 2.5% iodine tincture: For external use, apply to the affected area several times a day.

(2) 1% neomycin ointment: For external use, apply to the affected area several times a day.

2. Systemic treatment:

(1) For patients with multiple lesions, sulfonamides or antibiotics can be used as appropriate, and oral multivitamins can be taken.

(2) Immunity regulation: 4 ml of transfer factor is injected subcutaneously 1/2 day.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment

Treat according to syndrome differentiation, use traditional Chinese medicine sterilization and knot-dispersing therapy, comprehensively classify folliculitis, formulate according to symptoms, formulate prescriptions according to law, and administer prescriptions; pay attention to diet and daily life, from clinical treatment to life conditioning, comprehensively treat folliculitis and prevent secondary systemic disseminated infection!

1. Local treatment: The principle is to kill bacteria, reduce inflammation and promote absorption. Early topical ointment, such as 3% iodine tincture. When an abscess is formed, it can be incised and drained, but squeezing is strictly prohibited before it matures.

2. Systemic treatment: Patients with significant systemic symptoms are given antibiotics, mostly sulfonamides or erythromycin, and oral multivitamins.

3. Physical therapy: ultraviolet light, infrared light, or helium-neon laser treatment can be used.

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