What is asymptomatic hyperuricemia?

Asymptomatic hyperuricemia is a term traditionally applied to settings in which the serum urate concentration is elevated but in which neither symptoms nor signs of monosodium urate (MSU) crystal deposition disease, such as gout, or uric acid renal disease, have occurred.

What is the most common cause of hyperuricemia?

Combined mechanisms (underexcretion and overproduction) can also cause hyperuricemia. The most common cause under this group is alcohol consumption, which results in accelerated hepatic breakdown of ATP and the generation of organic acids that compete with urate for tubular secretion.

What are the symptoms of hyperuricemia?

Hyperuricemia symptoms

• severe pain in your joints.
• joint stiffness.
• difficulty moving affected joints.
• redness and swelling.
• misshapen joints.

What are the symptoms of a Bartholin gland cyst?

When symptoms occur, the patient may report vulvar pain, dyspareunia, inability to engage in sports and pain during walking or sitting. Bartholin gland cysts tend to grow slowly. Since noninfected cysts are usually sterile, routine antibiotic therapy is not necessary. 1

How is the marsupialization of Bartholin’s duct cyst done?

Marsupialization of Bartholin’s duct cyst. (Left) A vertical incision is made over the center of the cyst to dissect it free of mucosa. (Right) The cyst wall is everted and approximated to the edge of the vestibular mucosa with interrupted sutures.

When to see a gynecologist for Bartholin’s gland?

Adenocarcinoma of Bartholin’s Gland. Since patients with adenocarcinoma of Bartholin’s gland may require radical surgery, referral to a gynecologist or gynecologic oncologist familiar with the treatment of this carcinoma may be prudent in older patients with Bartholin gland cysts or abscesses.

Can a duct abscess from Bartholin’s be treated?

The treatment of a Bartholin’s duct cyst depends on the patient’s symptoms. An asymptomatic cyst may require no treatment, 2 but symptomatic Bartholin’s duct cysts and gland abscesses require drainage. Unless spontaneous rupture occurs, an abscess rarely resolves on its own.