A Bartholin cyst is a painless swelling on one side.
A Bartholin abscess is very tender, unilateral, with swelling and redness.
Primary syphilis is a painless, wet ulcer with swelling around it.
Secondary syphilis have multiple moist lesions
A Bartholin cyst is a painless swelling on one side. |
A Bartholin abscess is very tender, unilateral, with swelling and redness. |
Primary syphilis is a painless, wet ulcer with swelling around it. |
Secondary syphilis have multiple moist lesions |
Herpes start off as 1-2 mm blisters, which then break open, leaving painful ulcers. |
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Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia (VIN III) gives a focal, white lesion. |
A vulvar hematoma, seen here in the patient's left labia majora, is extremely painful. |
Monilia (yeast, candida) of the vulva is an itchy red rash. |
 Lichen sclerosis gives a white discoloration with loss of anatomic detail. |
Molluscom contagiosum are painless, raised lesions of 1-2 mm, with a central dimple. |
An inclusion cyst is a painless cyst at the opening of the vagina. |
 Chancroid has an irregular, wet ulcer. |
 Tinea Cruris provides a raised, red, intensely itchy rash. |
 Hypertrophic vulvar dystrophy gives a diffuse, itchy, white lesion. |
Condylomas (venereal warts) are small, painless, couliflower-like growths. |
 Vulvar abcess is tense and painful. |
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 Melanosis has multiple, flat, asymptomatic lesions. |
Vulvar cancer is an erosive, friable lesion. |
 Vulvar vestibulitis causes painful intercourse. |
Runner's rash is a painful abrasion.
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