Abscess: causes, symptoms and treatment of abscesses
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An abscess is a cavity filled with pus. An abscess contains white blood cells, dead tissue and bacteria. Basically, an abscess can occur anywhere in your body, such as in your mouth, groin, jaw, or abdomen. Skin abscesses can occur anywhere on the skin, but are most common under the armpits (axillary), areas around the anus (perianal), the vagina (Bartholin's gland abscess), the base of your spine (pilonidal abscess), and around the groin . An abscess usually presents as a warm, red, swollen, and painful bump. It can lead to other symptoms such as fever, swollen lymph nodes and in worse cases blood poisoning (sepsis or septicemia). After ripening, an abscess will eventually burst, producing thick yellow pus.
What is an abscess?
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An abscess is an unprecedented cavity filled with pus. A skin abscess is surrounded by a pink to deep red colored area. An abscess is often painful and warm. An abscess hurts because of the swelling that presses under the skin as it grows. Abscesses can appear anywhere on your body. Preferred sites are under the armpits (axillary), around the anus (perianal), the vagina (Bartholin's gland abscess), in the throat (peritonsillar) the base of your spine (pilonidal abscess), and around the groin. Inflammation around a hair follicle can also lead to the formation of an abscess. This will be boil
Causes of Abscesses
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Acute bacterial infection A painful abscess is usually the result of an acute bacterial infection. Bacteria penetrate through a small wound in the skin or through a hair follicle. An abscess can develop around a foreign object, such as a splinter. A common cause of infectious abscesses is Staphylococcus aureus. This bacterium occurs in many people, especially on the skin and in the nose. This troublemaker often causes boils, a wound infection or infected eczema
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Examination and diagnosis
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If the cause of an abscess is unknown, the doctor can prepare a bacterial culture. If a patient has recurrent abscesses, the doctor will consider: nutritional deficiencies, especially iron
Treatment of an abscess
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Abscess drainage An abscess should be examined to remove any foreign objects and its contents removed. the doctor will usually open the mature abscess through an incision and then drain it (abscess drainage
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Abscess drainage An abscess should be examined to remove any foreign objects and its contents removed. the doctor will usually open the mature abscess through an incision and then drain it (abscess drainage)