Common complications of vulvar leukoplakia

If vulvar leukoplakia is not treated in time or the treatment method is inappropriate, it will lead to various complications, seriously endanger the patient's health and increase the difficulty of treatment.

1. Vulvar lichen sclerosus

Vulvar lichen sclerosus is a common complication of vulvar leukoplakia. The main symptom is skin atrophy of the vulva and perianal area, and the skin will gradually become thinner. This is mainly due to the long-term failure of vulvar leukoplakia to heal, which triggers the body's autoimmune dysfunction.

2. Diabetes

Some patients with vulvar leukoplakia may have diabetes. The two conditions have a mutual impact. The gradual worsening of vulvar leukoplakia can lead to endocrine dysfunction and induce diabetes, while diabetes can cause the aggravation of vulvar leukoplakia, which is mainly due to the long-term stimulation of the vulva by urine sugar. Therefore, patients need to treat both diseases at the same time. On the basis of actively removing the cause of vulvar leukoplakia, they must also abide by the dietary taboos of diabetic patients.

3. Vicious cycle of skin lesions

The vicious cycle of skin lesions is a serious complication of vulvar leukoplakia. The itching symptoms of the patient's genitals are unbearable. Because the itching symptoms of vulvar leukoplakia are more obvious, if the condition does not improve for a long time, the patient will cause further damage to the skin when scratching the local area, thereby triggering a new itching reaction, making the itching more intense and the scratching damage more serious, forming such a vicious cycle, causing local bleeding, pus discharge, etc., seriously affecting the treatment effect.