A Rare Cause of Recurrent Vulvar Pain: Case Presentation of Periclitoral Abscess
Periclitoral abscess is a very rare disorder causing severe vulvar pain. There are only few cases that have been reported and the etiology is still unclear except some cases were found to be related to female circumcision in a group of patients. Periclitoral abscess can be recurrent and has also bee...
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| author | Rengin Karataylı Kazım Gezginç Dilay Gök Ali Acar |
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| description | Periclitoral abscess is a very rare disorder causing severe vulvar pain. There are only few cases that have been reported and the etiology is still unclear except some cases were found to be related to female circumcision in a group of patients. Periclitoral abscess can be recurrent and has also been seen in premenarchal girls. Antibiotic treatment and marsupialization are the treatment options. In this report, management of a case with recurrent periclitoral abscess is presented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a76b045bc8ac4b1ca75f57ea760adc2b2023-02-15T16:14:14ZengMedical NetworkGynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine1300-47512012-12-01183204A Rare Cause of Recurrent Vulvar Pain: Case Presentation of Periclitoral AbscessRengin Karataylı0Kazım Gezginç1Dilay Gök2Ali Acar3Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Medical School Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, KonyaNecmettin Erbakan University Meram Medical School Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, KonyaNecmettin Erbakan University Meram Medical School Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, KonyaNecmettin Erbakan University Meram Medical School Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, KonyaPericlitoral abscess is a very rare disorder causing severe vulvar pain. There are only few cases that have been reported and the etiology is still unclear except some cases were found to be related to female circumcision in a group of patients. Periclitoral abscess can be recurrent and has also been seen in premenarchal girls. Antibiotic treatment and marsupialization are the treatment options. In this report, management of a case with recurrent periclitoral abscess is presented.http://gorm.com.tr/index.php/GORM/article/view/272Vulvar pain, Clitoris, Abcess |
| spellingShingle | Rengin Karataylı Kazım Gezginç Dilay Gök Ali Acar A Rare Cause of Recurrent Vulvar Pain: Case Presentation of Periclitoral Abscess Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine Vulvar pain, Clitoris, Abcess |
| title | A Rare Cause of Recurrent Vulvar Pain: Case Presentation of Periclitoral Abscess |
| title_full | A Rare Cause of Recurrent Vulvar Pain: Case Presentation of Periclitoral Abscess |
| title_fullStr | A Rare Cause of Recurrent Vulvar Pain: Case Presentation of Periclitoral Abscess |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Cause of Recurrent Vulvar Pain: Case Presentation of Periclitoral Abscess |
| title_short | A Rare Cause of Recurrent Vulvar Pain: Case Presentation of Periclitoral Abscess |
| title_sort | rare cause of recurrent vulvar pain case presentation of periclitoral abscess |
| topic | Vulvar pain, Clitoris, Abcess |
| url | http://gorm.com.tr/index.php/GORM/article/view/272 |
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