Abscesses are a common problem if you have Crohn’s disease. They’re painful pockets of pus and bacteria that can form in your stomach, pelvis, or around your anus. You’ll need antibiotics to treat the ...

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 ...

Suppurative psoas abscess is an unusual lesion that is unfamiliar to many orthopaedic specialists, which can make an accurate and timely diagnosis problematic. The symptoms associated with this ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa lesions and abscesses may release pus or an odorous discharge. A warm compress can help people to drain painful lesions at home, but surgical drainage may be necessary in ...

This is a picture of MRSA (METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS). It occured as a complication 2 years after cosmetic plastic surgery for a bust reduction. The patients wounds didn’t heal and ...

Primary abscesses may be caused by infection with Staphylococcus or Streptococcus species. Rarely, Salmonella typhi may be responsible for primary abscess. [7] Gram-negative organisms and anaerobes ...

Correspondence to: Mr Gomez, Department of Surgery, Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant, CF72 8XR, Wales, UK; kfg{at}doctors.org.uk The case is reported of a young rugby player who presented with ...