Bartholin
abscesses
and
cysts
account
for
2%
of
____________________
gynecological
visits
per
year
.
The
Bartholin
glands
are
____________________
pair
of
pea
-
sized
,
vulvovaginal
,
mucous
-
secreting
vestibular
glands
that
are
located
in
the
labia
minora
in
the
4
-
____________________
8
-
o'clock
positions
,
beneath
the
bulbospongiosus
muscle
.
A
Bartholin
____________________
is
a
fluid
-
filled
sac
that
develops
in
one
of
____________________
Bartholin
glands
or
ducts
when
the
duct
that
drains
the
fluid
from
the
gland
becomes
blocked
and
causes
the
duct
and
gland
to
____________________
.
A
Bartholin
gland
abscess
develops
either
when
a
Bartholin
cyst
becomes
infected
or
when
the
Bartholin
gland
itself
becomes
____________________
.
For
more
information
on
disorders
of
the
Bartholin
gland
,
please
see
Medscape
Reference
articles
Bartholin
Gland
Diseases
and
Benign
Vulvar
Lesions
.
Although
empiric
antibiotic
____________________
is
not
indicated
in
the
immunocompetent
patient
who
presents
with
Bartholin
gland
abscess
without
cellulitis
,
it
is
helpful
to
know
that
a
substantial
____________________
of
patients
with
Bartholin
____________________
abscess
are
culture
positive
,
with
Escherichia
coli
being
the
single
most
common
pathogen
.
