Does atrophic lichen affect longevity?

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Does sclerotic atrophic lichen have life-threatening? Qin Lihua, director of Changchun Guoyitang vulvar leukoplakia hospital, pointed out: lichen sclerosus atrophicus is a chronic disease that occurs frequently in female vulva. The typical manifestations are pale white or ivory atrophic sclerosing patches with clear boundary, scattered small papules on the edge and narrow vaginal orifice. The main symptoms were severe pruritus and sometimes burning pain.

Does atrophic lichen affect longevity?

Clinical data show that: if vulvar leukoplakia is not treated or delayed, the harm is very serious. Among them, canceration is a big threat to patients, once the vulvar leukoplakia canceration occurs, it will be impossible to treat, the disease is irreparable, threatening the lives of patients. Therefore, got vulvar leukoplakia must be found early, early treatment, do not delay.

Clinical symptoms: mostly in postmenopausal elderly women, can also occur in 2-6-year-old girls. Or more common in young men, prone to the penis. Women are more likely to occur in the vulva and around the anus. The lesions were white or ivory. In the beginning, there were rice sized spots scattered and clustered. At this time is not hard, when the fusion into a patch, the skin hard, lack of elasticity. Female hair in the female pudendum and anus, showing the boundary is not clear ivory white spots, distribution shape like dumbbell. Male hair in the glans or prepuce, due to hardening and erection of the penis difficult. All patients will atrophy after operation. Squamous cell carcinoma can occur in about 10% of cases.

Lichen planus: it has the basic characteristics of lichen interface dermatitis, with wedge-shaped hypertrophy of granular layer, serrated extension of epidermal process, banded infiltration of dense lymphocytes in the superficial dermis, no edema and homogenization of connective tissue. Localized scleroderma: the epidermis can be atrophied and thinned, but there is no liquefaction and degeneration of basal cells, no hair follicle angle plug, and elastic fibers in the anterior dermis.

matters needing attention

Lichen sclerosus atrophic clinical symptoms and prevention and treatment methods, for patients with this disease, do not wait, because this disease is particularly serious, in order to prevent it from inducing other diseases, after understanding the above content, as soon as possible through prevention and treatment methods, through effective treatment, in order to ensure that their disease can recover as soon as possible.