A 25-year-old woman presents to the GP with vulval pain and a tender swelling at the 5 o'clock position of the vulva. On examination, there is a 3 cm ...

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A 25-year-old woman presents to the GP with vulval pain and a tender swelling at the 5 o'clock position of the vulva. On examination, there is a 3 cm fluctuant, erythematous, tender swelling lateral to the vaginal introitus. She is systemically well. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Bartholin's abscess

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Vulval varicosity

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Inguinal hernia

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Lipoma

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Sebaceous cyst

uk-drcog MCQ (SBA): Bartholin's Abscess

A 25-year-old woman presents to the GP with vulval pain and a tender swelling at the 5 o'clock position of the vulva. On examination, there is a 3 cm fluctuant, erythematous, tender swelling lateral to the vaginal introitus. She is systemically well. What is the most likely diagnosis?