What causes vulvar eczema?

The vulva is a female sexual organ. This area is relatively fragile and sensitive. If the external environment is bad and you do not pay attention to hygiene, it is easy to cause vulvar eczema, which will cause rashes, itching, swelling and pain. Its onset is due to infection with many bacteria. If you have many sexual partners, the bacteria will spread quickly and you will get the disease. It is a skin disease, so you must keep it clean and change your underwear frequently. If it is serious, you must go to the hospital for timely treatment.

Vulvar eczema is an allergic skin disease caused by various etiologies, characterized by polymorphic lesions, inflammatory exudates and severe itching. Allergy is an important cause of disease. Vulvar eczema can affect the vulva and surrounding skin, with symptoms including severe itching.

It needs to be differentiated from contact dermatitis, neurodermatitis and psoriasis.

Allergies are an important cause of disease:

1. Allergens mainly include: cosmetics, radiation, plant pollen, eggs, fish, shrimp, milk and other foreign proteins;

2. Metabolites in the body, intestinal parasites, digestive tract diseases, and autoantibodies produced in the body, etc.

3. Mental factors lead to neuroendocrine dysfunction, which increases the skin's susceptibility to various stimuli and easily induces eczema.

Vulvar eczema can affect the vulva and surrounding skin, with symptoms including severe itching.

1. Acute phase

Erythema, edema, papules, and blisters gather in groups. Blisters may fuse, rupture, erode, exude, and form crusts. The lesions are often symmetrically distributed, relatively localized and recurrent.

2. Subacute phase

Erosion and exudation decrease, and scabs and desquamation appear.

3. Chronic stage

After the acute stage, the inflammatory response becomes milder, manifested as skin thickening, cracking, desquamation, and accompanied by pigmentation or hypopigmentation.

treat

Isolate allergens and various adverse stimuli; treat chronic systemic diseases; keep the perineum clean and dry, and do not use irritating cleansers or creams; avoid eating irritating and allergenic foods; adjust the mental and psychological state.

1. Systemic medication

Intravenous or oral anti-allergic drugs, steroid hormones, and appropriate antibiotics when infection occurs.

2. Local treatment

(1) In the acute phase, calamine lotion, boric acid solution, potassium permanganate solution, zinc oxide oil, etc. may be used as appropriate.

(2) Various types of cortisol creams can be used in the subacute phase.

(3) In the chronic stage, cortisol, antipruritic agents, flufenamic acid butyl ointment, etc. can be used. Cryosurgery, radioactive isotopes, superficial X-ray treatment, etc. can also be used.