Patient's question:
Recently, I've been feeling itchy in my lower abdomen. Sometimes it's so itchy that I can't help but scratch in a place where no one can see me. Yesterday, I went to take a bath with my cousin, and when I mentioned this to her, she took a look and said that there were white spots on my vulva, which might be vulvar leukoplakia.Doctor's answer:
Hello, the etiology of leukoplakia of the vulva is generally believed to be caused by various factors such as long-term chronic irritation (e.g., inflammation, sexual intercourse), malnutrition, local vascular changes, and estrogen deficiency, leading to damage to the physiological activity of local cells and the metabolic function of tissues. This results in nutritional disturbances in the local skin and mucosa, manifesting as a series of pathological changes including depigmentation and whitening, atrophy and dry cracking, and hyperkeratosis of the vulva.