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Relatively frequent bacterial inflammation of the excretory duct of a Bartholin's gland (Glandulae vestibulares majores: 2 small mucous secretory glands in the lower third of the labia majora, whose excretory ducts open on the inside of the labia minora in front of the introitus vaginae - named after the Danish physician and theologian Caspar Bartholin).
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Antibiotic therapy initially with broad-spectrum antibiotics, as soon as possible after antibiogram. In case of significant fluctuation, incision at the site of the orifice of the excretory duct and drainage of the pus. At the same time marsupialisation to avoid recurrences: carding and subsequent suturing of the wall of the duct with the outer skin.
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Initial inflammation usually resolves with antibiotic therapy. If marsupialization is not performed when emphysema develops, the risk of recurrence is high; after repeated bartholinitis, a Bartholin's retention cyst often develops.
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Abscess of the bartholin glands; Bartholin glands; Bartholinic abscess; Bartholin pseudoabscess; Bartholin's retention cyst; Gonorrhoea, ulcers gonorrhoica; Pseudoabscess of the bartholonic glands; Quinolinol sulphate monohydrate solution 0,1 % (nrf 11.127.);Outgoing links (7)
Antibiotics; Bartholin Caspar; Bartholin's retention cyst; Marsupialization; Polihexanide; Streptococcus; Wound treatment;Disclaimer
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Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer