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Have Shallow Ulcers On External Labia And White Vaginal Discharge. STD?
Question: Have shallow ulcers on external labia and white vaginal discharge
Please tell me what this is on my vaginal area.
Please tell me what this is on my vaginal area.
dear XXXXXXX
thanks for your health concerns. there are a couple of shallow ulcers in the external labia that raise concerns for a sexually transmitted disease such as herpes simplex; there is also a whitish, fluid vaginal discharge that may or not be normal depending in your usual state; the best course of action would be to see a provider who can do a full pelvic exam looking with a speculum into the vaginal canal and cervix to see if there are extra clues and obtain samples for microbiology analysis
yours truly
Dr Brenes Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic MN
thanks for your health concerns. there are a couple of shallow ulcers in the external labia that raise concerns for a sexually transmitted disease such as herpes simplex; there is also a whitish, fluid vaginal discharge that may or not be normal depending in your usual state; the best course of action would be to see a provider who can do a full pelvic exam looking with a speculum into the vaginal canal and cervix to see if there are extra clues and obtain samples for microbiology analysis
yours truly
Dr Brenes Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic MN
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I was told before that it could be a furuncle. Is that a possibility?
Dear XXXXXXX
A furuncle is a small abcess at the level of the skin, usually painful; it is usually a bacterial infection. It would be for sure in the differential diagnosis. The best way to tell the difference other than direct examination would be a scrapping for culture (viral and bacterial) of the deep surface of the lesion.
Best regards,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
A furuncle is a small abcess at the level of the skin, usually painful; it is usually a bacterial infection. It would be for sure in the differential diagnosis. The best way to tell the difference other than direct examination would be a scrapping for culture (viral and bacterial) of the deep surface of the lesion.
Best regards,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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