Summary of the causes of atrophic vulvar leukoplakia

Atrophic vulvar leukoplakia is a relatively common type of vulvar leukoplakia. The early symptoms appear relatively early, so we should pay attention to it. So, what is atrophic vulvar leukoplakia? Today, let the experts tell us in detail about atrophic vulvar leukoplakia .

Atrophic vulvar leukoplakia, the lesion area is white plaque, the skin has different degrees of thinning, shiny, and the lesion area is typically like cigarette paper. The distribution of lesions is fused in many cases, and scattered in a few. In severe cases, the clitoris shrinks and disappears, the foreskin tightens, the skin wrinkles flatten, and the vaginal opening forms a narrow slit. Atrophic malnutrition lesions may be asymptomatic or only mildly itchy in the early stage, and symptoms of dyspareunia appear earlier. Accompanied by tingling and itching. Local symptoms: In the early stage, the vulva shrinks slightly and becomes lighter and whiter. Sometimes the labia majora and minora become lighter white, and the vulva generally becomes white, affecting the labia minora, clitoris, clitoral frenulum and anus. In the middle stage, the skin of the affected area may become whiter and more severe due to excessive keratinization, the skin is dry, chapped, and inelastic, the labia minora become thinner, shrink, and disappear, and the clitoris shrinks and adheres. In the late stage, the vulva is obviously atrophied.

There are mainly atrophic vulvar leukoplakia: First, primary vulvar atrophy: in postmenopausal elderly women, ovarian function declines, estrogen levels decrease, and the target organs also shrink accordingly; second, vulvar white lesions: divided into hyperplastic type, lichen sclerosus type and mixed type. Among them, after a long period of lichen sclerosus type lesions, inflammatory lesions cause the elastic tissue of the dermis to disappear and fibrosis occurs, resulting in atrophy of the clitoris and labia minora; third, lichen planus: caused by chronic stimulation such as leucorrhea and scratching, often complicated by severe atrophic changes; fourth, vulvar leukoplakia: it is a proliferative change of the vulvar mucosa, and 10% to 20% will undergo malignant changes. It may be caused by long-term stimulation such as trauma, inflammation, allergy, infection, etc., and may eventually lead to vulvar atrophy.

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