The United States saw a 200% increase in brain abscesses in children in December 2022 following a surge in respiratory infections over the winter. Even with the increase, abscesses continue to be ...

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 ...

Are antibiotics always needed for cutaneous abscesses? Antibiotics do not always need to be used for cutaneous abscesses, but the condition must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to make a final ...

A procedure commonly performed in emergency departments on cutaneous abscesses may not have any impact on the need for further interventions and therefore may not be necessary, according to a study. A ...

Researchers have examined the records of 87 patients admitted to hospital with brain abscesses, and found that the 52 patients for whom no cause had been found were about three times as likely to have ...

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 ...

After seeing an unusually high number of children with life-threatening brain infections last year, doctors are calling attention to the puzzling trend. In a presentation Thursday, researchers at the ...

An anal abscess is a collection of infected fluid, or pus, around the rectum or anus. Symptoms include pain, inflammation, constipation, and a discharge of pus. Share on Pinterest PER Images/Stocksy ...

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.

Patients frequently present to the ED with skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs), typically cellulitis and abscess. Incision and drainage (I&D) remains the standard of care for patients with ...