Cysts, abscesses and lipomas all have one common feature: they cause a lump or bump on the skin. All three are very common and I literally remove a hundred or more lipomas and sebaceous cysts a year.

An abscess is a pus-filled bump or pocket that forms in or on your body due to an infection. Bacterial infections are the most common cause of abscesses, though an abscess can also form due to a viral ...

Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) or clindamycin treatment following small abscess incision and drainage (I&D) improves outcomes. NEW ORLEANS, LA—Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) or ...

Abdominal abscesses can be life threatening without prompt medical attention. Early diagnosis and treatment are essential in preventing serious complications. An abdominal abscess is a collection of ...

A retropharyngeal abscess is a life-threatening collection of pus that forms in the back of the throat. It typically develops when the lymph nodes behind your throat become infected. They may have ...

A peritonsillar abscess is a bacterial infection that usually begins as a complication of untreated strep throat or tonsillitis. A pus-filled pocket forms near one of your tonsils. It can cause pain ...

Adding trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole to the follow-up for patients who undergo outpatient surgical drainage of uncomplicated superficial cutaneous abscesses improves outcomes compared with no ...

IN 1933, Cossio and Berconsky 1 reported a case of coronary occlusion with myocardial infarction in which an abscess was found in the infarcted area at post-mortem examination. As far as we could ...

A MUM-of-four nearly died after her toothache turned out to be an infection on her brain. Rebecca Dalton went to the dentist in December after a small abscess developed on her upper wisdom tooth.