Patient's question:
Recently, I've been feeling a bit itchy in my private area, and it seems the color is a bit different, a bit whitish. When I went to the hospital for a check-up, they said it was leukoplakia of the vulva. I'm asking: How should leukoplakia of the vulva be treated?Doctor's answer:
Vulvar leukoplakia refers to localized or diffuse white patches on the skin of the female genital area. It includes primary vulvar atrophy, atrophic lichen sclerosus, leukoplakia, leukoplakic vaginitis, and vulvar xerosis. Symptoms include itching in the genital area, dry skin, thickening and whitening, and even swelling and rupture, accompanied by pain and burning sensation. Vulvar leukoplakia is different from vulvar albinism and vulvar vitiligo. Albinism and vitiligo do not have clinical diagnostic symptoms and do not require treatment. In contrast, vulvar leukoplakia has clear clinical diagnostic symptoms, such as itching, dryness, and pain. Based on your description, if you have vulvar leukoplakia, you can receive local subcutaneous injections of 1 ml each of lidocaine injection, vitamin B12 injection, and triamcinolone acetonide injection, with anesthesia every half month or month.