Introduction What are the classifications of vulvar leukoplakia?

According to research, vulvar dystrophy may cause local lesions, which are divided into proliferative dystrophy, lichen sclerosus dystrophy, and mixed dystrophy according to the differences in its tissue pathological changes. So what are the classifications of vulvar leukoplakia?

The classification of vulvar leukoplakia mainly includes: vulvar squamous epithelial hyperplasia, vulvar lichen sclerosus, mixed dystrophy, etc.

1. Vulvar squamous epithelial hyperplasia: It is a vulvar disease with vulvar itching as the main symptom but unknown etiology. Although there is no direct cause of this disease, anatomical and physiological factors such as the long-term moisture of the local skin of the vulva and the stimulation of vaginal discharge may be related to its occurrence. This disease is more common in postmenopausal women, but it can also occur in reproductive age.

Vulvar itching is the main symptom of this disease, which is unbearable for patients. Since scratching the local area stimulates larger nerve fibers and inhibits the reflex of the itch nerve fibers, the patient's itching can be temporarily relieved, but scratching can cause further damage to the skin, thereby triggering new itching reactions and making the itching more severe, forming a vicious cycle.

2. Vulvar lichen sclerosus: It is a skin disease characterized by atrophy and thinning of the vulva and perianal skin. Although the cause is unknown, there is a family history of this disease. Some scholars have also found that patients with this disease usually also have autoimmune diseases such as alopecia areata, vitiligo, hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, indicating that this disease is related to autoimmunity.

3. Mixed malnutrition: Generally refers to the patients with hyperplastic and atrophic leukoplakia who have developed to the middle to late stages of the disease, and generally have mixed symptoms of the two types. The pathological manifestation is mixed malnutrition.

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