Re: Labia Rash
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 2 Dec 2000 21:00:17 -0600 (CST)
I'm so sorry. You've been through quite an ordeal.
No, it's not from the Bartholin or the episiotomy.
Tough to say who's right but you have to pick one for now. Since the
Derm was most recent, I'd stick with him/her and see how it goes.
Hope this helps and write back anytime for more information.
HSM
At Sat, 2 Dec 2000, Anne wrote:
>
>In Sept. my dermotologist put me on Accutane to help clear up my skin.
>1 week
>later I started w/a yeast infection & treated w/Monostat 7. after 7
>days it did
>not clear up. Stopped taking Accutane after 2 weeks. Went to GYN swap
>was taken and started on Terazol 7, & Lotrisone. Culture came back BV. Started
>taking Lavaquin for 7 days, which cleared up the BV, but gave me another
>yeast
>infection. Back to the Terazol 7& Clobetasol. Still had rash, no
>discharge, but
>labia & vaginal opening very raw & burning, had to stop all creams due
>to bruning. Went back to GYN, another smear, everything negative. Went
>back to dermo, and he feels the Accutane would most likely not cause
>this, that I was most likley having a reaction to all the meds & creams
>that were given to me. He advised prednisone tabs for 7 days and to put
>nothing on the raw area. It did clear up a bit, but is still there and
>raw and bruning in areas. Back to dermo this week & he says the skin
>has to take time to heal & grow back. Through this experience I have
>learned about natural ways of dealing w/yeast infections, corrected some
>bad habits in diet and have been taking supplements to help the
>situation. Now I'm getting a white, creaming, sticking discharge, not
>at all cottage cheesey, no itching, just discomfort, and fear another
>yeast infection. At this point I'm so confused as to what a normal
>discharge is (I'm mid cycle) and if I should just go back to the gyno
>for a biopsy, or just wait it out & see it heals like the dermo says. Is
>is possible for the yeast medicaitons to have given me this reaction?
>I'm exhausted running between these two doctors and feeling like there
>is no answer. Also, in March I had a Bartholin cyst marsupulation and
>was left w/scar tissue buildup from episeotomies (spel?) Just wondering
>if that trauma to the area could be a factor.
>Thanks for your reply.
--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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