OVERVIEW
This page is dedicated to organizing various examples of standardized exam questions whose answer is a Bartholin gland abscess. While this may seem a odd practice, it is useful to see multiple examples of how a Bartholin gland abscess will be characterized on standardized exams (namely the boards and the shelf exams). This page is not meant to be used as a tradition question bank (as all of the answers will be the same), however seeing the classic “test” characterization for a disease is quite valuable.
QUESTION EXAMPLES
Question # 1
A 26 year old female comes to the clinic because of painful vulvar swelling for the past few days. She has had 3 Neisseria gonorrhea infections that have been treated successfully with antibiotics over the past 4 years. An exam shows a 4.5 cm tender, fluctuant mass of the labium majora. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Explanation: fluctuant mass of the labium majora = Bartholin gland abscess
Page Updated: 10.24.2016