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A skin abscess or boil is a bump on or below the skin’s surface. It may look like a pimple but larger and deeper under the skin. Abscesses usually contain pus or clear fluid and can appear anywhere on ...

Many C-section wound infections appear within the first weeks after delivery, rather than in the hospital. There are many reasons and risk factors, including chronic health conditions, certain ...

Almost 90% of all anal abscesses are caused by blocked glands that become infected. The most common type of anal abscess is a perianal abscess, which typically appears as a painful swelling near the ...

Q My cat lives to go outdoors, especially in the summer. Every so often, he gets in a scrap and comes home with a wound that I promptly wash off and apply antibiotic ointment to. This time, he has a ...

An abscess in the brain of an otherwise healthy person is usually caused by bacterial infection. Fungal brain abscesses tend to occur in people with weakened immune systems. The infection will cause ...

I had to take my cat in to my vet recently for an abscess on the side of her face that was all puffed up. She had lost her appetite, and I was told that she had a fever as well as really bad teeth.

Tuberculosis (TB) primarily affects the lungs. However, TB-causing bacteria can lead to pus collecting in the tissues. This is known as an abscess. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) is the ...

Just wondering what I should do. Last week Friday I had a rather large abscesses drained on my chest at an urgent care facility (it went from 0 to 100 REALLY quickly) It was gross and yucky as those ...