What are the symptoms of Bartholinitis?

If you find that you have gynecological inflammation, you should seek timely treatment. In addition to affecting your physical health, some gynecological inflammations may also make women unable to become pregnant and have children, causing lifelong regrets. The following is a detailed introduction to the symptoms of Bartholin's glanditis, hoping that it will be helpful to everyone.

Early symptoms: Redness, swelling, hard masses, pain, burning sensation, obvious tenderness, urination pain, difficulty walking, and sometimes difficulty urinating and defecating are found in the 1/3 of the labia majora. Most of them are unilateral, and occasionally bilateral. After that, the skin on the surface of the mass becomes thinner, the surrounding tissue edema, there is a sense of fluctuation, and it develops into an abscess. The mass varies in size, mostly the size of an egg. It is often accompanied by swollen inguinal lymph nodes.

Late stage symptoms: fever, headache and other systemic symptoms. If not treated, the abscess may burst on its own. After the pus flows out, the local pain is relieved, the congestion and edema are reduced, and the systemic symptoms disappear.

Clinical manifestations

At first, redness, swelling, hard masses, pain, burning sensation, obvious tenderness, urination pain, difficulty walking, and sometimes urination and defecation difficulties are found in the 1/3 of the labia majora. Most of them are unilateral, and occasionally bilateral. After that, the skin on the surface of the mass becomes thinner, the surrounding tissues swell, there is a sense of fluctuation, and it develops into an abscess. The mass varies in size, mostly the size of an egg. It is often accompanied by enlarged inguinal lymph nodes. In severe cases, there may be systemic symptoms such as fever and headache.

If not treated, the abscess may rupture on its own. After the pus flows out, local pain is relieved, congestion and edema are reduced, and systemic symptoms disappear. When the pressure inside the abscess increases, the surface skin becomes thinner, and the abscess ruptures on its own. If the hole is large, it can drain on its own, and the inflammation subsides quickly and heals. If the rupture is small, the pus cannot be completely drained, and the lesion may recur. Examination shows that the local skin is red, swollen, hot, and tender. Sometimes systemic symptoms such as fever and increased white blood cells may occur. If it is a Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection, squeezing the local area can cause thin, light yellow pus to flow out. When the abscess is formed, the pain intensifies, and a sense of fluctuation can be felt. In severe cases, the diameter of the abscess can reach 5 to 6 cm. The patient has systemic symptoms such as fever, and the inguinal lymph nodes may increase to varying degrees.