There is a red spot on the genitals, what's going on?

The vulva is a woman’s secret garden, but this garden is not always healthy. It is very fragile, so the vulva is easily infected by viruses and bacteria, which can induce a series of gynecological diseases. When small red spots appear on the genitals, we should pay attention to it. It is likely caused by bacterial infection or other diseases. So let us introduce the causes of red spots on the genitals.

Itching of the vulva and vagina, foamy leucorrhea, often accompanied by a special odor, and scratching also causes eczematous changes in the vulva dermatitis. A vaginal smear test can be used to distinguish it from the above conditions.

Pubic lice often lie on the surface of the skin or attach to the roots of pubic hair. Pubic lice eggs are grayish white and the size of a pinhead. The bites of pubic lice and their venom and excrement can cause itching and desquamation of the skin, and may lead to eczematous changes and folliculitis. When the anus relaxes at night, pinworms crawl out of the rectum and swim to the vulva to mate and lay eggs, irritating the skin and mucous membranes of the vulva, causing local itching.

Some women use toilet paper improperly, causing the skin of the vulva to be soaked by menstrual blood, vaginal secretions, and even urine, feces and sweat, resulting in chronic inflammation of the local skin.

"Fixed drug rash" caused by sulfonamides or other drugs in women with allergic constitution often occurs at the junction of the skin and mucous membrane of the vulva. In addition to local itching, it may be complicated by erosion and exudation. Use medication as a vaginal wash or vaginal insertion.

The skin lesions of tinea cruris often extend to the vulva, causing severe local itching. The local itching caused by vulvar eczema and neurodermatitis is more severe. The former is manifested as papules and blisters with unclear local skin boundaries and erosion exudate, while the latter often causes thickening of the skin with lichenification due to scratching.

The above mainly explains the causes of red spots on the genitals. In addition to drug treatment, patients should also pay special attention to personal hygiene, wash and change underwear every day, eat a lighter diet, and avoid scratching the skin of the genitals with their hands. There are too many bacteria on hands, and women can easily get infected with diseases.