What are the symptoms of folliculitis on the vulva?

Folliculitis is a disease that is common in adult women. From the appearance, the occurrence of this disease will cause redness and papules on the female vulva, and inflammatory redness may appear around it. There is mild pain in the early stage. As the disease progresses, the symptoms become more and more obvious. The incidence of folliculitis is very high and has a huge impact on physical and mental health. So what are the symptoms of folliculitis? What should you do when folliculitis occurs in the early stages? How to prevent folliculitis?

1. Papules

The rash initially occurs at the opening of the hair follicles, with small red follicular papules ranging in size from a needle tip to a mung bean that are itchy. A small yellow-white pus head forms on the top of the papule, surrounded by an inflammatory red halo, with hair follicles running through the center. There are many papules, which are scattered and do not fuse with each other. If the inflammation gets worse, a boil may form.

2. Pain and itching

There is mild pain and obvious itching. Initially, it appears as a small inflammatory papule consistent with the hair follicles, surrounded by a red halo, which quickly turns into a pustule, with hair often running through the center. The pustules are the size of millet grains and do not fuse together. The blister wall is thin, and there is a small amount of purulent secretion after breaking. The patient will feel itching and slight pain. After a few days, it will dry and form a scab and heal without leaving any scars. Generally there are no systemic symptoms. After a few days, the pus head will burst, discharge a small amount of pus, and gradually heal. If the disease recurs and lasts for several weeks, it may turn into chronic folliculitis.

3. Redness

The skin around the hair follicles of the vulva becomes red, swollen and painful, gradually forming a cone-shaped pustule with a pubic hair protruding from its 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.

Causes of female vulvar folliculitis

1. Infection occurs in the hair follicles or around the hair follicles in the vulva. Because the skin tissue in the vulva is rich in hair follicles, if the patient's skin is invaded by bacteria, it will easily lead to the occurrence of vulvar folliculitis, causing certain damage to the patient's vulvar skin.

2. Decreased immunity. Due to the decrease in body resistance, it will be easy to be infected by some bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Streptococcus, which will easily cause acute, subacute and chronic vulvar folliculitis.

3. Scratching, rubbing, etc. If vulvar itching occurs frequently, people will scratch it with their hands. This may cause skin lesions. Coupled with bacterial infection, it will easily induce the occurrence of vulvar folliculitis. It is necessary to actively prevent this situation to avoid some negative effects.

4. If you do not pay attention to cleanliness and hygiene, and often keep your genitals in a damp state, it may increase the chance of bacterial infection, and the chance of suffering from vulvar folliculitis will gradually increase, and it may also cause some other diseases. Therefore, you should pay attention to the cleanliness of your genitals, change your underwear frequently, and it is better to wear some breathable cotton underwear.

5. Stimulated by vaginal secretions, such as lochia, inflammatory leucorrhea and sweat, these secretions can easily cause certain damage to the skin, which can easily induce the occurrence of vulvar folliculitis over time.