What is vulvar leukoplakia?

Vulvar leukoplakia is a disease caused by malnutrition of the vulva. It is a disease of cell damage that will manifest as whitening of the extended skin, collectively known as vulvar leukoplakia. Because of the obstruction of nutrient absorption in the body, it will manifest as hardening of the skin, causing itching and even ulcers. If similar symptoms occur, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time to avoid causing greater harm.

Due to cell pathology, nutrients cannot be absorbed from the body, resulting in a decrease in the patient's body resistance and recovery ability. Years of illness have led to the occurrence of various gynecological diseases in patients, such as hardening, roughness, itching, ulcers, and cracks on the skin surface. Severe patients also suffer from vulvar atrophy or hyperplasia.

It is not the direct cause of the disease, but anatomical and physiological factors such as the long-term moisture of the local skin of the vulva and the stimulation of vaginal discharge may be related to its occurrence. This disease is more common in postmenopausal women, but it can also occur in women of childbearing age. Vulvar itching is the main symptom of this disease, which is difficult for patients to endure. For vulva cleaning, it is more suitable to use a feminine care solution with a Ph4 weak acid formula.

Since scratching the area stimulates larger nerve fibers, it can inhibit the itch nerve fiber reflex and temporarily relieve the patient's itching. However, scratching can cause further damage to the skin, thereby triggering new itching reactions and making the itching more severe, forming a vicious cycle.

The range of vulvar lesions varies, mainly affecting the labia majora, interlabial groove, clitoral hood, posterior labia joint, etc., and the length is symmetrical. When the early lesions are mild, the skin color is dark red or pink, and the hyperkeratotic areas are white.

Due to long-term scratching and friction, the skin becomes thickened like leather, the pigmentation increases, the skin texture is obviously prominent, the skin ridges are raised, and there are many small polygonal flat papules that are clustered into patches and develop lichenification. Therefore, this disease is also clinically called chronic simple lichen. Due to different degrees of local moisture, scratching and friction, as well as different responses to local medications, the morphology of lesions in different parts of the patient's body varies. In severe cases, scratching may cause epidermal scratches, cracks, and ulcers.