A published case report describes a 21-year-old woman whose six multifocal brain abscesses were drained in a single ...

A 64-year-old man’s recurrent groin abscesses were traced to chronic appendiceal perforation and a cecal–abdominal wall ...

The minimally invasive loop drainage technique is associated with better outcomes for patients with soft tissue abscess compared with the conventional incision and drainage technique and should become ...

Pus forms when the immune system's white blood cells fight an infection. Pus can be different colors and may emit a foul odor if the infection is severe. Larger abscesses usually need to be drained ...

The LOOP technique for incision and drainage (I&D) of abscesses in adults is a safe and effective alternative to the traditional I & D with packing and may offer an alternative to the standard regimen ...

Background: The incision and drainage technique has historically been the standard of care for skin abscesses. However, because of concerns about community-acquired methicillin-resistant ...

Clinicians have successfully used antibiotics and steroids, instead of an aerosol-generating procedure, to treat a COVID-19-positive man's peritonsillar abscess. Details were published on September 7 ...

This was a prospective, randomized, single-blinded study of 48 adult subjects presenting to a single emergency department with simple cutaneous abscesses. All adult patients with cutaneous abscesses ...

Every year between four and five million Americans suffer from chronic non-healing wounds, many caused by diabetes, poor circulation, pressure ulcers or other conditions. Proper wound care is ...

A News 9 viewer has a spider bite, and says it is red, painful, and starting to drain. Dr. Lacy Anderson has the warning signs that it could be something more severe. A News 9 viewer has a spider bite ...