Patient's question:
Onset time and cause: Over a yearTreatment history: Everyone says I have leukoplakia of the vulva and asks me to have a biopsy.
Help needed: I want to know if there are other methods besides a biopsy to confirm whether I really have leukoplakia of the vulva.
Doctor's answer:
Vaginal leukoplakia can generally be diagnosed based on symptoms, such as the appearance of white patches on the vaginal mucosa, itching, roughness, and scaling. These symptoms can lead to a diagnosis of vaginal leukoplakia. Of course, there are many types of vaginal leukoplakia. If it is classified as hyperplastic vaginal leukoplakia, it means that the local skin mucosa has thickened, its elasticity has worsened, and corresponding symptoms such as ulcers have also appeared. This is the main method for diagnosing vaginal leukoplakia.There are many diseases that can cause itching and depigmentation or loss of color in the vaginal skin, not just vaginal leukoplakia. Although their manifestations may differ, they are difficult to distinguish from each other with the naked eye. Therefore, when a patient presents with atypical lesions in the vagina, chronic fissures, localized thickening, or ulcers, a definitive diagnosis must rely on a biopsy and pathological examination.