What are the typical symptoms of vulvar leukoplakia?

Vulvar leukoplakia does bring a lot of pain and inconvenience to patients and their families, but in daily life, many people with this disease do not know what to pay attention to. Here are some typical symptoms of vulvar leukoplakia.

Typical symptoms of atrophic vulvar leukoplakia at each stage:

Stage I atrophic type of vulvar leukoplakia: The main symptoms are not obvious, some patients have mild itching, no white lesions appear, and the vulva has atrophy that is not easily detected by the naked eye.

Stage II atrophic vulvar leukoplakia: Typical symptoms are mild atrophy of the vulva, usually starting from the labia majora, minora, and clitoris. The labia majora and minora have reduced elasticity, and the surface wrinkles are reduced or absent. Vulvar pruritus is relatively mild. Due to atrophy, there may be dryness of the vulva and discomfort during sexual intercourse. Localized hypopigmentation of the vulvar skin occurs, in multiple spots or flakes.

Stage III atrophic vulvar leukoplakia: severe symptoms. The labia majora of the vulva are flat, the labia minora disappear, and the clitoris shrinks and becomes smaller or adheres. The urethral opening atrophies, and in severe cases, urinary incontinence occurs. The vaginal opening atrophies, and sexual life becomes difficult. Some patients also have anal leukoplakia and atrophy, causing the skin around the anus to have no wrinkles, reduced elasticity, and anal fissures during defecation. About 50% of patients have large areas of hypopigmentation on the vulvar skin.

What are the typical symptoms of vulvar leukoplakia? It has been introduced very clearly above. The causes of vulvar leukoplakia are related to changes in the internal environment, including endocrine disorders, functional incoordination between the liver, spleen and kidneys, and repeated infiltration of local inflammation of the vulva. So don't overwork yourself, ensure sleep, adjust your mood, and enhance immunity.

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