Patient's question:
When taking a shower, I noticed that my private area had become very rough, and lately, I've been feeling itchy all the time. Especially during work, it's really embarrassing. Is my condition vulvar leukoplakia? Please ask: How should I treat vulvar leukoplakia to recover?Doctor's answer:
Vaginal leukoplakia refers to localized or diffuse white patches on the skin of the female genital area, which can spread to the inner thighs, perineum, and anus but rarely affects the urethral orifice and vestibule. Symptoms include itching in the genital area, dry skin, thickening and whitening, loss of elasticity, and even swelling and rupture, accompanied by pain and burning sensation. Clinical diagnosis and pathological examination reveal atypical cell fibrosis, which falls under the category of "vaginal pruritus," "vaginal pain," and "vaginal soreness" in traditional Chinese medicine. It is often caused by dampness-heat from the liver channel descending to invade the external genitalia, or by blood deficiency with liver excess, yin deficiency of the liver and kidneys, or kidney yang deficiency, leading to insufficient nourishment of the external genitalia by essence and blood. Vaginal itching may sometimes be accompanied by a burning or painful sensation. Vaginal leukoplakia is also known as leukoplakia of the external genitalia, and it is a chronic nutritional deficiency disease of the female genitalia.