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Vulvar Lesions. CAPT Mike Hughey, MC, USNR. Bartholin Gland. Normally not seen nor felt If enlarged, can be a painless cyst or painful abscess. Bartholin Duct Cyst. Video. Bartholin's Abscess. Must be drained Simple I&D Marsupialization Word Catheter. Don’t Confuse it with These:.
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Vulvar Lesions CAPT Mike Hughey, MC, USNR
Bartholin Gland • Normally not seen nor felt • If enlarged, can be a painless cyst or painful abscess
Bartholin Duct Cyst Video
Bartholin's Abscess • Must be drained • Simple I&D • Marsupialization • Word Catheter
Don’t Confuse it with These: Inclusion Cyst of the Vulva Right Vaginal Wall Cyst
Skene's Gland • Each side of urethra • Normally neither seen nor felt • May become swollen and tender, particularly with GC or chlamydia • Culture • I&D if pointing
Skenitis • Will need I&D • Culture for GC, Chlamydia
Herpes Vulvitis • Prodrome of itching or tingling • Multiple, small, painful blisters • Shallow ulcers filled with gray material • Crusts over in 7-10 days • Recurrences in 50%
Herpes Vulvitis Treatment • Spontaneous resolution in 10 days • Zovirax 200 mg PO Q 4 hours while awake #50 • May need to place Foley cather • Recurrences are not as severe
Molluscom Contagiosum • Multiple, 1-2 mm raised, painless lesions • Dome-shaped with central dimple • Contain cheesy-white material • Sexually transmitted
Molluscom Contagiosum Treatment • Cryosurgery (just the lesion) • Bichloracetic acid (just the lesion) • Dermal curette (AgNO3 to base) • Electrocute the lesion (local anes.) Video
HPV (Condyloma) • Clinical warts • Flat warts • Soak vulva in vinegar,Exam under 7x power,Red-free light filter • No specific treatment
Tinea Cruris (Jock Itch) • Raised, reddened intertrigenous lesion • Dx: visual, but may obtain KOH scrapings • Rx: (BID x 2-3 weeks) -Monistat -Lotrimin -Diflucan -Nizoral
Runner’s Rash • Chafing from running, walking or other exercise • Lubricate with vaseline • Avoid cotton underwear • Local treatment
Vulvar Dystrophy - Hypertrophic • Skin too thick • Sx: Itching • Dx: Biopsy • Rx: Steroid Cream
Vulvar Dystrophy - Lichen Sclerosis • Skin too thin • Sx: Itching • Dx: Biopsy • Rx: Testosterone Cream or Clobetasol
Paget's Disease • Slow-growing malignancy • Exzematoid lesion -dry, crusty skin -moist, weepy -contact bleeding • Looks like yeast, but isn’t cured with anti-fungal Rx • Confirm by Bx, treat with local excision
Vulvar Hematoma • Straddle injury • Foley/Ice/Rest • Completely resolves in 2-3 weeks • Try not to drain them • Unnecessary • Bleeding point elusive • Risk infection • Spontaneous drainage in half
Primary Syphilis Appearance • Painless solitary ulcer • LNs enlarged, firm, non-tender • Positive RPR, VDRL • Positive Darkfield
Primary Syphilis Treatment • Benzathine PCN G, 1.2 M in each buttock(2.4 M total) • TTCN, 500 mg PO QID x 14 days • Doxycycline 100 PO BID x 14 days
Condyloma Lata Diagnosis • Secondary syphilis • Raised, painless flat lesions • Resemble condyloma, but smooth surface • Positive VDRL • Positive darfield of surface scrapings
Condyloma Lata Treatment • Same as Primary Syphilis
Chancroid Appearance • Tender, red papule filled with pus • Grayish, necrotic base • Jagged, irregular margins • No induration (contrast syphilis) • Tender inguinal LNs in 50%
Chancroid Diagnosis • Hemophilus ducreyi • Hard to culture • Gram-neg coccobacillus in clusters around Polymorphonucleocytes • "School of Fish Appearance" • History, physical, exclude other ulcerative diseases
Chancroid Treatment • Azithromycin 1 g PO • Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM • Ciprofloxacin 500 mg PO BID for 3 days • Erythromycin base 500 mg PO QID for 7 days.
Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV) • Ulceration of the vulva, rectum or groin • Pain with walking, sitting, or BMs • Hard tender masses (bubos) arise in the inguinal area • Untreated, extensive scarring in therectum and vagina
LGV Diagnosis • Chlamydia trachomatis serotype culture from a bubo • Acute/convelescent serum complement fixation test • History of exposure • Visual appearance • Prevalence in the population.
LGV Treatment • Doxycycline 100 mg orally twice a day for 21 days, or • Erythromycin base 500 mg orally four times a day for 21 days. • Zithromax? (Probably with multiple doses over several weeks)
Granuloma Inguinale Appearance • Chronic ulcerative disease • Clean, granulomatous, sharply-defined • Multiple, confluent ulcers • Beefy red base which bleeds easily • Pseudobuboes in the groin • Confirm with biopsy (Donovan Bodies)
Granuloma Inguinale Treatment • Minimal scarring when treated early • Extensive scarring when treated late • 3 Weeks of: • Bactrim DS BID • Doxycycline 100 mg BID • Ciprofloxacin 750 mg BID • Erythromycin base 500 mg QID