Let me introduce you to the clinical manifestations of vulvar leukoplakia

Vulvar leukoplakia is a common gynecological disease, which brings great trouble to many patients. So what are the clinical manifestations of vulvar leukoplakia ? I hope the following experts' introduction can help you. Let everyone know more about the clinical manifestations of vulvar leukoplakia.

Vulvar itching is the most prominent clinical manifestation of vulvar leukoplakia, especially at night. The degree of itching is related to time, menstruation, climate, food, environment, and mood. Itching usually occurs intermittently, and patients often scratch because of the itching. Due to scratching, there are many scratches and redness and swelling in the external vagina. As a result of long-term itching, local ulceration, fissures, ulceration and secondary infection occur. Therefore, patients often have local burning pain, especially the clitoris and labia minora are very sensitive. In the early stage, the part is hyperkeratotic and infiltrates the fat skin. The vulvar skin and mucosa show localized or diffuse white thickening like leather, raised wrinkles or scaly, eczematous changes.

The skin color of the vulva is mostly purple or light red, but it can also be grayish white or grayish blue, with clearly defined white keratinized plaques in different shapes and sizes. It is a mixed malnutrition with mixed symptoms of atrophic and hyperplastic types. The clinical manifestations of vulvar leukoplakia include obvious atrophy of the vulva, hypertrophy of the clitoral hood, obvious keratinization, coarse lines of the labia majora, hypopigmentation, and localized thickening and ulceration. The skin of the affected area is rough, thickened like moss, with scratches, and sometimes chapped. Local hypopigmentation, and the labia majora and labia minora generally turn white. This is the clinical manifestation of vulvar leukoplakia.

The patient's vulva may be slightly atrophied. In severe cases, the clitoris, labia majora and minora may atrophy and become adherent, and the labia minora may partially or completely disappear. The vagina may then tighten, and the vaginal opening may become narrow and lose elasticity, which may even affect urination and sexual life. Systemic disease factors include diabetes, jaundice, autoimmune diseases, and metabolic dysfunction. This is one of the clinical manifestations of vulvar leukoplakia.

After the above brief introduction, everyone has a better understanding of the clinical manifestations of vulvar leukoplakia. I hope that everyone can pay more attention to the clinical manifestations of vulvar leukoplakia in life. I wish that patients can choose the treatment method that suits them as soon as possible and recover soon.