Patient's question:
The condition of leukoplakia of the vulva has existed for over a decade. Initially, it was just occasional itching at night, but now it involves repeated peeling and intense itching day and night. The inner thighs are also itchy and peeling, and I have been seeking treatment at various hospitals, including large and small ones.Doctor's answer:
Vulvar leukoplakia, a medical term. Also known as vulvar leukoplakia. It 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 atrophy and ulceration, accompanied by pain and burning sensation. The main three organs involved are the liver, kidneys, and spleen, with the mechanism being: the liver meridian encircles the external genitalia and governs blood storage; the kidneys govern reproduction and open into the two privates; the spleen governs muscles. Clinical manifestations can be divided into two types: deficiency and excess. The deficiency type refers to blood deficiency leading to loss of nourishment and dryness, resulting in impaired Chong and Ren meridians, causing the genital area to lose nourishment or warmth. The excess type is due to liver stagnation affecting the spleen, liver heat causing spleen dampness, where dampness and heat mutually infiltrate, damaging the Chong and Ren meridians, leading to the genital area being affected by dampness and heat, which triggers this condition. Therefore, you can consider syndrome differentiation and treatment with traditional Chinese medicine regulation.