Self-testing for vulvar dystrophy is usually not recommended, and the diagnosis needs to be confirmed by a doctor’s examination, immunoantibody screening, and histologic examination in a hospital.
1. Physician’s examination: Patients with vulvar dystrophy usually show thickening and hypopigmentation of the vulvar skin, as well as vulvar atrophy, whitening and wrinkling of the vulvar skin, poor elasticity and other symptoms.
2. Immuno-antibody screening: patients with vulvar dystrophy may have some relationship with their own immune system disorders, and in this case, immuno-antibody screening should also be used to determine whether there are autoimmune diseases.
3. Histological examination: through histological examination, there is usually edema in the papillary layer of the dermis in the early stage, while the pathological tissue of the patients in the late stage shows cellular changes, with lymphocyte and plasma cell infiltration, as well as a gradual decrease in melanocytes and keratinization of the epidermis, so that the histological examination can determine whether there is malignant phenomenon.
If patients with vulvar dystrophy, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to confirm the diagnosis through standardized examination, and then follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.