What is the cause of vulvar psoriasis?

As the name suggests, vulvar psoriasis is a type of psoriasis that occurs in the vulva. Generally, this disease rarely occurs in the vulva. It is a type of psoriasis. Because of the special reason why its location is relatively special, it brings great physical pain to patients and also causes a great psychological shadow. So what are the causes of vulvar psoriasis? Let us summarize the causes.

Causes of vulvar psoriasis

The cause of vulvar psoriasis is not yet completely clear. Recently, most scholars believe that the occurrence of this disease is related to the following factors:

1. Genetic factors: Patients with vulvar psoriasis generally have a family genetic tendency, which may be autosomal dominant inheritance with incomplete penetrance, or autosomal recessive inheritance.

2. Infectious factors: Viral infection and bacterial infection are closely related to the occurrence of psoriasis, especially streptococcal infection. Some patients with acute guttate, arthropathy, and erythrodermic psoriasis often have upper respiratory tract infections or tonsillitis.

3. Drug factors: Certain drugs, such as beta-blocker lithium, antimalarial drugs, calcium channel blockers and certain cytokines, may induce psoriasis.

4. Immune factors: Generally, psoriasis patients have decreased cellular immune function and defective circulating T cells. In addition, deposition of C3 complement and/or immunoglobulin can be found in the vascular walls and/or dermal-epidermal junction of the skin lesions. Anti-IgG antibodies were present in the serum, and anti-stratum corneum autoantibodies were detected by immunofluorescence. All these indicate that the occurrence of this disease is related to immune factors.

5. In addition, the occurrence of vulvar psoriasis may also be related to metabolic disorders, endocrine disorders, mental food and other factors, while seasonal changes, trauma or surgery can also induce the disease.

The above is about the causes of vulvar psoriasis. Understanding these causes will add some knowledge to our lives. I hope that people with this disease will actively seek treatment and not give up treatment because of psychological barriers. They can achieve a cure through various treatment methods and choose the one that suits them.