Medically reviewed by Jordana Haber Hazan, MD Ludwig angina occurs when a bacterial infection in your teeth or jaw causes symptoms like tongue swelling, tooth pain, neck pain, and difficulty breathing ...

The best treatment for any abscess or collection of pus is to drain the same with a liberal incision with dependent drainage. Once an abscess reaches the stage of collection of purulent material ...

Most cases of peritonsillar abscess can be treated with antibiotics and drainage of pus from the site, though less often, hospitalization may be needed. Treatment is key, because complications of ...

An abscess was defined as acute onset within 1 week, fluctuance, erythema, induration and tenderness with or without purulent drainage. Exclusion criteria included: diabetes, use of oral steroids ...

Generally, incision is made through most of the width of the abscess. Once skin incision is made, drainage is done as follows: An opening is made into the abscess using a sinus forceps or a closed ...