Sores on the labia

A variety of rashes and formations localized in the labia are combined into one large group called genital neoplasms. These include the sores located on the labia.

Possible causes of appearance

As a rule, sores on the labia come as a result of various injuries of the genitals. In other situations, the cause of the formation of the sore in the region of the labia minora, can be venereal and inflammatory diseases, such as balanitis, vulvitis, syphilis, trichomoniasis , gonorrhea, pyoderma, etc. For each of the diseases in this list, it is characteristic of its kind of ulcerative formations. For example, syphilis is characterized by bright pink or white sores on the labia.

What to do?

In order to correctly determine the cause of sores on small and internal labia, it is necessary to conduct laboratory diagnostics. As a rule, the doctor appoints swabs, from which the taken culture is sown to nutrient media, and then determine the pathogen. For a correct and comprehensive assessment, a blood test is appointed, the deviations in which determine the possible cause of the appearance of sores on the labia.

Treatment of sores on the labia

In accordance with the established diagnosis, a dermatovenereologist or gynecologist is prescribed treatment and, as a rule, if the jaundice on the labia are not symptoms of a viral disease, it is done locally.

So, with white sores on small lips, antiviral drugs may be prescribed if the genital herpes of genital organs is the cause of their appearance. Without the diagnosis, it is impossible to carry out the correct treatment. Therefore, at the first manifestations of the disease, the appearance of ulcers or rashes on the labia, consult a dermatologist, who after the diagnosis will prescribe treatment.