How long can you live after treatment of late-stage Bartholinitis?

In today's society, people live at a fast pace. Many female friends know little about Bartholinitis. As a result, they only seek treatment when the disease becomes more serious, which inevitably harms their health. It is understood that common vulvitis in female patients includes two types: vulvar ulcers and Bartholinitis. In my country, Bartholinitis is mostly caused by common pyogenic bacteria.

Bartholinitis is a common gynecological disease. If treated promptly after the onset of the disease, there is a great hope of cure and it will not pose a threat to life. However, it still has many dangers. The editor will take you to learn about it in detail below.

What are the dangers of Bartholinitis?

(1) After the acute phase of Bartholinitis, due to the obstruction of the glandular duct opening, the glandular secretion fluid cannot be discharged and is retained, forming a Bartholin's gland cyst.

(ii) If the Bartholin's gland abscess is not treated promptly, it may occasionally spread posteriorly to form a perirectal abscess, and sometimes even rupture into the rectum.

(III) After the Bartholin's gland abscess is incised and drained, most of the abscess cavities can be completely closed and healed, but fistulas may occasionally form, with a small amount of secretions continuously discharged. A small and hard nodule can be felt during palpation, with slight tenderness. Pus may sometimes flow out of the fistula when squeezed. Sometimes the fistula closes or narrows on its own, and pus may accumulate and form an abscess again. It may also recur and not heal for a long time.

(IV) In the acute phase, there is local pain and redness and swelling. The pain is most severe when a Bartholin's gland abscess forms. Fever is common, but chills are less common. Sometimes urination and defecation are difficult.

Expert Tips: Clinical examination can reveal a red, swollen, hard mass at the lower 1/3 of the labia majora, which is obviously tender. If it has developed into an abscess, it is mostly an egg- to apple-sized mass, often unilateral. The skin on the surface of the mass is red and thin, and the surrounding tissue is edematous. When the inflammation is severe, it can spread to the perineum and the contralateral vulva. There is obvious local tenderness and a sense of fluctuation, and the inguinal lymph nodes are often enlarged.