Vulvar ulcers are just symptoms of the disease. Six important precautions to keep in mind

Vulvar ulcer is a gynecological symptom in women, and it is also an external manifestation of various diseases. It is important for us to pay attention to reasonable prevention of the diseases that cause genital ulcers. Let's take a look together.

Etiology of vulvar ulcer

1. Genital herpes: Multiple papules, small blisters, or pustules first appear in the genital area, and then develop into erosion and ulcers. There is itching and pain in the skin lesions, and the ulcers generally subside around 3-4 weeks. After recovery, new damage may occur or recur in the original location.

2. Sexually transmitted lymphogranuloma: The primary lesion is a 5-6mm small blister or papule, with mild symptoms and ulceration, which is prone to occur in the external genitalia and self heal after a few days without leaving scars.

3. Inguinal granuloma: Skin damage often occurs in the external genitalia, initially as subdermal nodules, which then form a well-defined proliferative granulomatous ulcer with a foul odor, rolled edges, center beef red, easy to bleed upon contact, no pain, pus on the surface of the ulcer, and many satellite shaped small ulcers around it

4. Fixed drug rash: Skin damage is characterized by painful erythema, blisters, erosion, or ulcers, with multiple occurrences. There is a clear history of drug use, and it occurs in the same part after each medication. There are many boundaries between the skin and mucous membranes of the lips, glans, anus, and other parts of the body, as well as skin damage.

5. Behcet's disease: Behcet's disease is characterized by recurrent oral ulcers and is a systemic immune disease. Genital ulcers in Behcet's disease are more specific. Female genital ulcers can occur in the labia minora or vaginal wall, but the severity of symptoms varies and may even be asymptomatic, requiring gynecological examination to detect. According to reports, in clinical practice, many genital ulcers in Behcet's disease are often misdiagnosed as sexually transmitted diseases and cannot be cured for a long time. If such patients are accompanied by frequent oral ulcers, they are likely not sexually transmitted diseases, but rather Behcet's disease.

6. Acute vulvar ulcer: More common in young women. The sudden onset of the disease is an ulcer in the external genitalia, which is prone to occur on the inner side of the labia majoris and the vestibular mucosa. The ulcer ranges from grains of rice to 1-2cm in size, and in severe cases, the ulcer area is large and the lesion is deep. The surface is covered with necrotic membrane samples, and local pain is obvious. The course of the disease is generally 3-4 weeks, with scars remaining after healing.

Prevent external genital ulcers

1. Developing a good habit of washing hands before defecation: Surveys have shown that various pathogenic microorganisms such as Chlamydia and Mycoplasma attach to people's hands and invade the urethra through defecation, causing infection. Developing good hygiene habits is also important.