Surgical drainage of the abscess or extraction of the affected tooth may be necessary. What is the prognosis? The infection of tooth abscess is usually curable with treatment.

On February 14 surgical drainage of an abscess on the posterior aspect of the left forearm released a great deal of pus. This abscess was found to connect with the original subpectoral abscess cavity.

An abscess is a localized collection of pus caused by an infection. An abscess in the groin can develop due to an infection in a hair follicle, sweat gland, or other skin structures in the groin area.

You diagnose a tragus abscess with mild cellulitis and consult an otolaryngologist for drainage (Figure 2). Figure 2. Surgical drainage of tragus abscess. Source: James H. Brien, DO.

A skin abscess results from the accumulation of pus in the dermis or subcutaneous tissue and appears as a swollen, red, tender, and fluctuant mass, often with surrounding cellulitis. Diagnosis of ...

A girl went to her dentist complaining of a toothache and swelling around her eye. It turned out the two problems were ...

(A) An image of an 81-year-old woman when she presented at the hospital with painful preauricular swelling on her right side. (B) The woman, who was treated for a parotid abscess, after all drains ...

A maxillofacial CT scan reveals an infratemporal fossa abscess of the man's lateral pterygoid. A: Axial CT of the abscess. B: Coronal CT of the abscess. Draining the abscess reduced the swelling, but ...