What department should I go to for vulvar leukoplakia?

Vulvar leukoplakia seems to be a typical disease that women are prone to, but for those who want to go to the hospital for formal examination and treatment, it is very confusing when registering at the hospital, because vulvar leukoplakia sounds like a gynecological disease, but it also belongs to dermatology, which is more troublesome. Next, we will introduce to you in detail which department you should go to for vulvar leukoplakia.

Vulvar leukoplakia needs to be treated in the dermatology department, obstetrics and gynecology department, endocrinology department, etc. of the hospital. Pay attention to local hygiene and avoid spicy food, alcohol and other irritating foods.

This disease belongs to the category of "vulva itching", "vulva erosion" and "vulva sore" in traditional Chinese medicine. Its pathogenesis is mostly due to insufficient liver and kidney yin and blood, and the blood deficiency in the genitals causes wind and dryness, which leads to unbearable itching, or due to spleen deficiency. On the one hand, qi deficiency and blood are insufficient, which cannot nourish the genitals, and spleen deficiency can also produce dampness, which flows into the genitals, forming a situation of mixed deficiency and excess with insufficient qi and blood and stagnant dampness, or due to excessive dampness and heat, which accumulates in the skin of the genitals, leading to vulva itching and rough skin; the disease enters the collaterals, qi and blood flow is not smooth and become stagnant, and they are intertwined with dampness and turbidity, and moss, itching, eczema-like changes are seen, and they are not cured for a long time. Clinical treatment is based on the cause and pathogenesis, or nourishing the liver and kidney, nourishing blood, calming wind and stopping itching; or clearing away heat, detoxifying and removing dampness; or activating blood circulation, removing stasis and expelling wind; fire building spleen, removing dampness and killing insects. Internal and external treatment, attack and supplement, are the key to clinical efficacy.

The above content is an introduction to which department you should go to for vulvar leukoplakia. Through the introduction, everyone understands that vulvar leukoplakia falls within the treatment scope of dermatology. Of course, the treatment of this disease requires a relatively long time, so everyone must be patient, actively accept relevant treatments, and never give up.