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Over a period of 3 weeks, just after the end-of-the-year holidays, three healthy siblings presented with swollen lymph nodes. The first was a 6-year-old girl who presented with an abscess of a ...

Pyogenic liver abscesses can be life threatening without treatment, so early diagnosis and management are essential. Antibiotics and abscess drainage can treat pyogenic liver abscesses and help ...

Researchers confirmed three early exit site signs and symptoms of catheter infection: pain, hyperemia/redness and abscess. The scale had an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve ...

Many times, a drainage catheter is left in the abscess cavity after it is drained. Your healthcare team will check it and remove it when needed. Your outcome will depend on the cause of your infection ...

Understanding Purulent Drainage: Learn about the signs of a wound infection, such as pain, redness, and purulent drainage.

Antibiotic-related complications included venous catheter-related infections, surgical site infections, intra-abdominal abscesses, and drug reactions.

Stephen Colbert has canceled his late night show after experiencing a ruptured appendix. The host expressed gratitude to his doctors and family for their support.

Background: Although percutaneous transthoracic catheter drainage (PCD) has been proven effective in lung abscesses, the optimal timing of PCD is still unclear. The study aimed to evaluate the safety ...