A Case of Hemorrhagic Huge Bartholin Abscess.

Hwang, Jong Ha; Park, Sung Hoon; Shin, Jin Woo; Lee, Nak Woo; Kim, Tak; Kim, Hai Joong; Cho, Seong Jin

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2002;45(6):1086-1091.
Published online June 1, 2002.

A Case of Hemorrhagic Huge Bartholin Abscess.

Jong Ha Hwang, Sung Hoon Park, Jin Woo Shin, Nak Woo Lee, Tak Kim, Hai Joong Kim, Seong Jin Cho

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, , Ansan Hospital, Korea University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Pathology, Ansan Hospital, Korea University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

A bartholin gland cysts and abscesses are common problems in women of reproductive age. Although the cysts are usually asymptomatic, they may become enlarged or infected and cause significant pain. Bartholin gland abscesses usually develop over two to four days and can become larger than 8 cm by literature but huge bartholin abscess is very rare. A number of vulvar and vaginal lesions can mimic bartholin gland cysts or abscesses and should be included in the differential diagnosis. So we report a case of hemorrhagic huge bartholin abscess with a brief review of the literatures.

Key Words: huge bartholin abscess