Skene's gland abscess with suburethral diverticulum in an adolescent.
Suburethral diverticula have been reported to occur in 3-5% of adult females. They are rarely found in adolescents. We describe such a lesion that arose secondary to an abscess of Skene's glands in a 14-year-old sexually active adolescent.
D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D000293:Adolescent; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000150:complications*