title: Gynecologic rarities: a case of periclitoral abscess and review of the literature.
abstract: Periclitoral abscess is a rare entity, with publications limited to case reports. We present here a case of periclitoral abscess in a 17 year old patient, which was treated with incision and drainage. We also review all the similar cases that have been reported in the English literature until now.
authors.affiliation: Gyneeworks Cambridge Gynaecology Healthcare, Cambridge, United Kingdom. gkousid@gmail.com
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Koussidis
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002987:Clitoris / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome