How do vulvar ulcers form?

If ulcers occur on the vulva, timely anti-inflammatory and treatment must be carried out to prevent the wound from continuing to expand and causing greater damage to the skin. There are several causes of vulvar ulcers, such as autoimmune factors, disease factors, genetic factors and so on. If patients with vulvar ulcers do not know how to deal with them, they should go to a regular hospital for treatment and care in time.

Infectious factors

Herpes simplex virus is the most common cause of vulvar ulcers. The disease is highly contagious, such as through sexual intercourse, causing fetal teratogenesis and carcinogenesis in the patient himself, so it has attracted widespread attention.

Autoimmune factors

When the body's immunity is reduced and resistance is low, the skin and mucous membranes will be more susceptible to infection, so ulcers may appear due to infections that are not manifested when resistance is high.

Disease factors

Vulvar ulcers are mostly caused by vulvar inflammation, such as nonspecific vulvitis, herpes simplex virus infection, Behcet's disease, vulvar tuberculosis, syphilis, lymphogranuloma venereum, etc. In addition, about 1/3 of vulvar cancers manifest as ulcers in the early stages. Some people believe that vulvar ulcers are a special development stage of eye-mouth-genital syndrome. Chancroid is a disease transmitted by Haemophilus Ducrey through sexual intercourse. It is also a common sexually transmitted disease with ulcerative lesions.

Genetic factors

When the mother has this disease, the fetus may be infected with the bacteria through the placenta, blood or birth canal, causing the fetus to carry the virus.