A large lump suddenly appeared on the vulva

A large lump suddenly grows on the vulva. This symptom is most likely caused by vulvar folliculitis. Vulvar folliculitis is a relatively common disease that occurs in the vulva area. When it occurs, it can cause great pain to the patient. During the treatment of vulvar folliculitis, the patient must also do a good job of care. Next, I will introduce you to the relevant knowledge about vulvar folliculitis!

1. Causes

Vulvar folliculitis is mainly characterized by infection of the hair follicles or around the hair follicles. The skin around the hair follicles of the vulva becomes red, swollen and painful, and gradually forms cone-shaped pustules. It can cause vulvar edema and pain, making the patient restless and affecting their normal life. The causes are as follows:

1. The pathogens are Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus albus, which infect hair follicles and sebaceous glands and cause acute suppurative infection.

2. The inducing factors are often seen after surgical skin preparation. Decreased overall resistance, improper local cleaning, and frictional damage to the skin caused by obesity can all induce this disease.

II. Treatment

Treatment strategy: This disease is mainly treated with antibiotics, supplemented by local external medications.

Drug treatment:

1. In the early stage of the disease, you can use 0.02% potassium permanganate warm water sitz bath, twice a day.

2. If multiple small pustules are formed or merge into large pustules, systemic antibiotics can be used for treatment.

3. For mature pustules, the pus can be punctured and drained, rinsed with normal saline or other external disinfectant, and then antibiotic ointment, sulfonamide ointment, or 2% iodine tincture can be applied to the periphery.

4. If the pustules have not dried and scabbed 3 days after treatment, the cause should be investigated to determine whether there is concurrent Candida infection.

Other treatments:

Physical therapy methods such as infrared, ultraviolet, and ultrashort waves can be used to relieve pain, promote the dissipation of inflammation, or the maturation and softening of abscesses.

3. Nursing

Daily care:

1. Keep the vulva clean. Take a sitz bath in 1/5000 potassium permanganate solution or warm water, once a day.

2. Change, wash and dry your underwear frequently, and avoid bathing in a tub or large pool to prevent cross infection.

Diet conditioning:

Eat a balanced diet, pay attention to nutritional balance, avoid spicy and other irritating foods, and avoid smoking and drinking.