Female genital swelling and itching

Swelling, pain and itching in the vagina of female friends indicate that bacteria have invaded, and the specific cause needs to be determined through a comprehensive gynecological examination. It is usually caused by vaginitis due to bacterial infection, but the types of this disease are very diverse, so the right medicine is needed. Some patients do not pay attention to personal hygiene, which causes their skin to become unclean.

Fungal vaginitis

Itching of the vulva and vagina, flushing of the vulva, and leucorrhea resembling bean curd residue with an odor. Scratching may cause eczematous changes of the vulva dermatitis.

Trichomoniasis

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

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.

Pinworm infection

It mainly attacks young girls, but adult women can also be infected. When the anus relaxes at night, pinworms crawl out of the rectum and swim to the vulva to mate and lay eggs, and irritate the skin and mucous membranes of the vulva, causing local itching.

Scabies Infection

When scabies occurs, the external skin lesions are the most severe, so local itching is also the most obvious.

Local skin uncleanness

Some women use toilet paper improperly, and the skin of the vulva is soaked by menstrual blood, vaginal secretions, and even urine, feces and sweat, causing chronic inflammation of the local skin. They only use clean water or alkaline shower gel to wash their lower body on a daily basis, which causes vulva itching. When washing the vulva every day, it is more appropriate to use a feminine care liquid with a weak acid formula.

Drug allergy

"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. Vulvar itching may also occur if allergic reactions and contact dermatitis occur when using drugs for vaginal washing or vaginal insertion.

Genital diseases

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. In addition to causing local itching, leukoplakia of the vulva is often accompanied by vulvar malnutrition and skin atrophy.

Viral infection

Genital warts mostly occur on the female vaginal wall, cervix and vulva, and may also cause foul-smelling leucorrhea. Molluscum contagiosum occurring in the vulva often presents as round papules with an umbilical-like depression in the center, and may also cause itching in the vulva. Genital herpes is often manifested by the appearance of bright, rice-sized blisters on the urethral opening and vaginal wall, in addition to local itching.

Sexual allergy

It is an allergic reaction that occurs during sexual intercourse. There are people who are allergic to semen, condoms, and friction.

Anal itching

It usually occurs more often in middle-aged men, but women can also get the disease, and children with pinworm infection can also get it. The itching is usually confined to the skin around the anus, but may spread to the skin of the perineum, vulva, or scrotum. Anal itching caused by pinworm infection is more common in children and often worsens at night. Pinworms or eggs can be found (the positive rate is higher at night). Anal itching in adults is often caused by hemorrhoids, anal fissures, etc. There are also many patients who cannot find the cause, and the symptoms of anal itching are very severe. Due to frequent scratching, the anal folds may develop secondary damage such as hypertrophy, radial fissures, infiltration, lichenification or eczematous changes.