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What is pruritis vulvae?

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Vaginal itching

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What are causes of pruitis vulvae?

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  • General pruritis
  • Skin disease - psoriasis, lichen planus
  • Infection - thrush
  • Allergy to detergents, fabric dyes
  • Infestation
  • Vulval dystrophy - lichen sclerosis, leukoplakia, carcinoma
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Does post-menopausal atrophy cause vaginal itch?

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No

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What can exacerbate vaginal itching?

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  • Obesity
  • Incontinence
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What is lichen sclerosis?

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Thought to be an autoimmune condition which leads to elastic tissue turning to collagen

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What are features of vulval lichen sclerosus?

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  • Red, purpuric rash
  • White, flat, shiny plaques
  • Intensely itchy
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What is the following?

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Vulval lichen sclerosus

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How would you manage lichen sclerosus?

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  • Clobetasol propionate - daily for 28 days, then alternate days for 4 weeks
  • May need immunotherapy - tacrolimus
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What is the following?

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Vulval leukplakia - white vulval patches due to skin thickening and hypertrophy

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Is vulval leukoplakia a pre-malignant conditon?

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Yes - need to be biopsied if found

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What would you treat someone with vulval leukoplakia with?

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  • Topical steroids
  • Psoralens
  • Phototherapy
  • Methotrexate/ciclosporin
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What are causes of vulval lumps?

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  • Local varicose veins
  • Boils
  • Sebaceous cysts
  • Keratocanthoma
  • Viral warts
  • Primary chancre/Conylomata lata
  • Molluscum contagiosum
  • Bartholin’s Cyst/abscess
  • Uterine prolapse/polyp
  • Inguinal hernia
  • Varicocele
  • Carcinoma
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What can cause vulval warts?

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HPV

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What strains of HPV cause vulval warts?

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6 and 11

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How are viral warts treated?

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  • Podophyllotoxin cream
  • Cryotherapy
  • Excision
  • Laser therapy
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What is a Bartholin’s Cyst?

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A tense cyst which forms due to blockage of the bartholin’s gland ducts. If this becomes infected, it can lead to an abscess forming

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What is the function of the bartholins gland?

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Secrete thin, lubricating mucus during sexual excitation

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What can cause vulval ulcers?

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  • Syphillis
  • HSV
  • Carcinoma
  • Chancroid
  • Lymphogranuloma venerum
  • Granuloma inguinale
  • TB
  • Behcet’s syndrome
  • Crohn’s Disease
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What is the following?

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Bartholin’s Abscess - infected bartholins cyst

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How would you manage a bartholin’s cyst/Abscess?

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  • If asymptomatic - no intervention
  • Symptomatic - incision, drainage and marsupialisation
  • Consider Antibiotics - broad spectrum
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What is marsupialisation?

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Cyst wall eversion (after incision of the cyst) then suturing the edges of the cyst open so that there is a continuous surface from inside to outside ensuring the cyst remains open and can drain freely

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What organisms are commonly implicated in bartholin’s abscess?

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  • Aerobic - N Gonorrhoea, S Aureus, C Trachomatis, E Coli
  • Anaerobic - B Fragilis and C Perfringens
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What should you look for when assessing a lump?

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SPACE SET

  • Size
  • Position
  • Attachments
  • Consistency
  • Edge
  • Site
  • Evidence of inflammation - (Rubor, Tumor, Calor Dolor)
  • Tethered
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What features of a lump may suggest malignancy?

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  • Irregular
  • Nodular
  • Persistently Indurated
  • Hard
  • Fixed
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What is the difference between herpetic and syphillitic vulval ulceration in terms of pain?
Herpetic is painful
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What is the following (in a puerperal woman)?
**Puerperal genital haematoma** The picture demonstrates a haematoma arising in an episiotomy. A Haematoma will generally be associated with significant pain and swelling. It is usually secondary to failure to achieve haemostasis especially at the apex of a tear.
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What urological problem might occur with a genital haematoma?
Urinary retention
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How would you manage a genital haematoma?
* **ABC** * **Prompt examination + Estimate blood loss, monitor ongoing loss** - FBC, Coag screen, Group and Save * **Analgesia.** * **Catheterisation -** may be indicated * **Incision and drainage**
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What is vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia?
Pre-malignant phase of vulval cancer
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What are causes of VIN?
* **HPV - esp 16** * **Smoking** * **Previous malignancy** * **Immunosuppression**
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What are features of VIN?
* **Raised papular or plaques lesions** * **Erosions, nodules, warty** * **Keratotic roughened appearance** * **Sharp border** * **Differentiated VIN tends to be unifocal ulcer or plaque** * **Discoloration** - Red, White, Brown/pigmented
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How would you investigate someone presenting with features of VIN?
* **Punch biopsy** * **Examine cervix, anal canal, natal cleft and breasts**
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How would you manage someone with VIN?
* **Surveillance** * **Surgery** * **Topical treatments -** Imiquimod, photodynamic therapy * **Laser ablation**
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What proportion of vulval cancers are squamous cell carcinomas?
90%
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What are the main types of vulval cancers?
* **SCC** * **BCC** * **Melanoma** * **Bartholin's Gland carcinoma**
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How does vulval cancer present?
* **Lump** * **Indurated ulcer** * **Vulval pain** * **Vulval bleeding**
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What age group does vulval cancer most commonly affect?
\>60
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What is stage 1 vulva carcinoma?
Tumour \< 2cm
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What is stage 2 vulval carcinoma?
\>2cm and invdating the lower one-third urethra/vagina or lower one third of anus with negative nodes
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What is stage III vulval cancer?
Tumour of any size with local spread and unilateral nodes
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Which lymph nodes does vulval cancer usually spread to?
Inguinal lymph nodes
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What is stage IV vulval cancer?
Distant/advanced local disease with pelvic lymph nodes
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How would you manage someone with vulval cancer?
* **Surgery** - wide local excision, vulvectomy, Unilateral/Bilateral/groin node dissection * **Pelvic Radiotherapy** * **Chemotherapy**
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What are causes of vulvar bleeding?
* **Infection**— STDs * **Benign lesions** — sebaceous (epidermal) cysts, condylomata, and angiokeratoma * **Malignant and premalignant lesions** * **Vulvar cancer and VIN** * **Vulvar trauma** - forceful sexual activity/assault or accidents

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