Summary
Definition
History and exam
Key diagnostic factors
- massa vulvar/perineal
- pressão ou preenchimento vulvar
- dor ao sentar-se ou caminhar
Other diagnostic factors
- febre
- dispareunia
- eritema e induração vulvar
- ruptura espontânea
Risk factors
- mulher em idade reprodutiva
- cisto/abscesso de Bartholin prévio
- atividade sexual
- cirurgia ou trauma direto
Diagnostic investigations
Investigations to consider
- microscopia e cultura de material do abscesso
- biópsia da lesão vulvar
Treatment algorithm
cisto de Bartholin assintomático
cisto de Bartholin sintomático
abscesso de Bartholin
Contributors
Authors
Colleen Kennedy Stockdale, MD, MS
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Iowa
Iowa City
IA
Disclosures
CKS is on the Executive Board for ISSVD and is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease. CKS is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.
Lori A. Boardman, MD, ScM
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Orlando
FL
Disclosures
LAB declares that she has no competing interests.
Acknowledgements
Dr Colleen Kennedy Stockdale and Dr Lori A. Boardman would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Laura K. Bonebrake, a previous contributor to this topic. LKB declares that she has no competing interests.
Peer reviewers
Robert Anderson, MB, MD, FRCOG
Consultant Gynaecologist
St Michael's Hospital
Bristol
UK
Disclosures
RA declares that he has no competing interests.
Kevin Ault, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta
GA
Disclosures
KA declares that he has no competing interests.
Differentials
- Cisto mucoso do vestíbulo
- Hematoma vulvar
- Fibroma vulvar
More DifferentialsGuidelines
- Balloon catheter insertion for Bartholin’s cyst or abscess
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