What is leukoplakia caused by

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Although leukoplakia is not a serious disease, but it will bring some trouble to the life and work of patients, because in daily life we should timely prevent, so, what is the cause of leukoplakia? Let's take a look.

What is leukoplakia caused by

First: leukoplakia is a refractory disease. There are dozens of predisposing factors, such as mental factors, autoimmunity, melanin self destruction, etc. blind treatment can only control or alleviate the disease, but can not achieve a radical effect. It is recommended that you go to the hospital in time to detect the cause of melanin deficiency, and start targeted treatment from the root. At present, there are many clinical therapies, such as drugs and phototherapy.

Second: one of the causes of leukoplakia is endocrine and immune dysfunction: some pathogenic factors (chemical and heavy metal poisons) lead to immune dysfunction, endocrine imbalance, produce anti melanin cell antibodies, cause melanin cell damage, loss and disease.

Third: there are several possible causes of leukoplakia: abnormal function of nerve cells to produce substances toxic to melanocytes, dysfunction of the body's immune system to attack and destroy melanocytes or melanocytes' own defects, and some toxic by-products are formed in the process of melanogenesis. In addition, patients with leukoplakia may have certain genetic defects to cause melanocytes to grow It's easy to be destroyed.

matters needing attention

Leukoplakia is a chronic disease, pigment regeneration, recovery has a process, so not overnight will appear treatment effect, we must take medicine according to the course of treatment, coating medicine, can not act too hastily, in daily life, should develop good living and eating habits, as long as the correct living habits, achieve reasonable diet and balanced nutrition, can avoid the occurrence of disease.