Patient's question:
A 34-year-old woman recently feels a bit itchy in her private area, and it seems the color has changed a bit, becoming a bit white. After checking at the hospital, it was diagnosed as leukoplakia of the vulva. Please ask: How is leukoplakia of the vulva formed? How is it treated?Doctor's answer:
Vaginal leukoplakia is treated with Ph4 weak acid formula female care liquid for washing, followed by local application of hormone drugs, local anesthetic anaerobic rods, and traditional Chinese medicine therapy, among others.Physical therapy: Microwave therapy, carbon dioxide laser, helium-neon laser, BOM light, high-frequency electric knife, local electrocautery, and local cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen, among others.
Surgical treatment: Simple vulvectomy, split skin grafting vulvectomy.
Vaginal leukoplakia is primarily characterized by vaginal itching. The vaginal skin may develop epidermal fissures and ulcers due to scratching. Examination may reveal hypopigmentation of the vulva, presenting as grayish-white patches with surface keratosis, roughness, and possible infiltrative hyperplasia.