According to the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Pilonidal disease is a chronic skin infection that affects ...

Indurated skin is a deep thickening that can feel firm and may look shiny. Skin infections like abscesses and inflamed cysts can cause indurated skin. Treatment of indurated skin depends on the cause ...

A postmortem examination has revealed that Cassius, an 18-foot-long (5.5 meters) captive crocodile that died last year in Australia at the age of about 120, succumbed to sepsis. Sealed, "dormant" ...

We report a case of a 47-year-old woman who presented with a left breast mass and bloody nipple discharge. Work-up revealed triple-negative breast cancer with liver metastases, staged T3N1M1 (stage IV ...

An anal fissure is a crack or tear in the tissue of the anus that may heal on its own. A fistula is a tunnel or connection between organs that usually starts as an abscess and often needs medical ...

OBJECTIVES: Present and discuss the pathogenesis, diagnostic methods and treatment of the prostatic abscess. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We have retrospectively studied the medical records of 9 patients ...

The primary treatment for a tooth abscess is always surgical: drainage, root canal, or extraction. Antibiotics alone cannot cure an abscess because they can’t remove the source of the infection.

Introduction: Amebic liver abscesses (ALAs) result from Entamoeba histolytica, a protozoan parasite transmitted through contaminated food or water. Diagnosis relies on imaging and serology, and ...

"It was bizarre because I had no pain or swelling in my mouth to tell me there was something wrong," Graham Bell said of his cracked tooth Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE.

Abscesses hurt for a reason. Painful and often unsightly, these pockets of pus form due to bacterial infections. While they are not always lasting or chronic, they can be a recurring challenge for ...

If you’re living with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), then one of the issues you probably deal with is the lesions that can form. These lesions are usually painful and can form in any area where your ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. The first was a 6-year-old girl who presented with an ...