Patient's question:
What is the difference between vulvar vitiligo and leukoplakia of the vulva, and what are the obvious differences?Doctor's answer:
Vulvar vitiligo and vulvar leukoplakia are entirely different diseases in nature. Although both vulvar vitiligo and vulvar leukoplakia involve skin whitening in the vulvar area, they exhibit distinct characteristics in their "whitening." Vulvar vitiligo generally causes no discomfort and does not spread to other diseases. Vulvar leukoplakia, also known as "vulvar squamous hyperplasia," is a vulvar disease based on the benign fibrosis of squamous epithelial cells, primarily characterized by vulvar itching.