Vulval problems

Summary of changes

Medicines

• Updated antibiotics for Bartholin’s cyst
• From ceftriaxone and azithroymcin then amoxicillin-clavulanic acid
• To amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and doxycycline

Other

• Clarified description of lumps and Bartholin’s cyst

Primary references

1. Chen KT (2021) Bartholin gland masses: Diagnosis and management in Uptodate, UpToDate, accessed 14 September 2021.

2. Edwards SK, Bates CM, Lewis F, Sethi G and Grover D (2015) 'UK national guideline on the management of vulval conditions', International Journal for STD & AIDS, 26(9):611-24, doi:10.1177/0956462414554271