What is vulvar leukoplakia?

What does vulvar leukoplakia look like?

1. Vulvar leukoplakia is a disease in which the skin and mucous membrane tissues of the female vulva undergo pigment changes and degeneration. Medication can usually be used under the guidance of a doctor.

2. The cause of vulvar leukoplakia is still unclear, and it may be related to autoimmune or genetic factors. If you do not pay attention to maintaining genital hygiene or maintaining good sexual hygiene in daily life, this disease may be induced. After the disease occurs, it usually causes hypertrophic plaques of different sizes on the female vulva. Most patients will also have itching symptoms, and ulcers may occur after excessive scratching. When the above symptoms occur, you should go to the gynecology or obstetrics and gynecology department of a regular hospital in time. Doctors usually judge the severity of the patient's disease by vaginal secretion examination and immune antibody screening. After diagnosis, tacrolimus ointment, erythromycin ointment, hydrocortisone butyrate cream and other drugs can be used under the guidance of a doctor. If the treatment effect is not ideal after medication, it can be improved through physical therapy. Common physical therapy methods include CO2 laser therapy, liquid nitrogen cryotherapy, etc.

3. During the recovery period of the disease, we also need to pay attention to good nursing work. We should be careful not to scratch the affected areas excessively, but also avoid eating spicy and irritating foods such as raw onions and ginger, otherwise it may cause the itching symptoms to worsen.