Geraint Mullins was 16 when he popped a pimple on his neck. Just days later, he celebrated his 17th birthday in the hospital ...

Infection results in a collection of pus (dead tissue, live and dead bacteria, white blood cells) and swelling of the tissues within the tooth. This causes a painful toothache.

A pilonidal sinus is a small hole or tunnel in the skin that can easily become infected. It typically forms in the cleft at ...

A man who nearly died from sepsis after popping a spot on his neck is warning others about the dangers of the potentially ...

A MAN started growing boils up his arm just hours after catching the bubonic plague from his pet cat. The 73-year-old from ...

Clinicians have successfully used antibiotics and steroids, instead of an aerosol-generating procedure, to treat a COVID-19-positive man's peritonsillar abscess. Details were published on September 7 ...

This article will explain what a chest abscess is, what causes it, and the typical symptoms. It will also look at diagnosis, treatment, and possible complications.

Brain abscess: A brain abscess is a collection of pus that forms in the brain due to an infection. Infections of the neck and head, including sinusitis, may cause a brain abscess. Symptoms ...

The infection itself is sometimes referred to as auricular perichondritis or pinna perichondritis, ... An abscess that is left untreated could lead to the destruction of your cartilage, ...

Unusual and life-threatening. A brain abscess is a life-threatening disease with a morbidity of 1 in 100,000 people in the U.S. The mortality of a brain abscess was 30% to 60% in the early 1970s, but ...

A rare brain abscess — where pus collects in the brain — spiked among Southern Nevada kids last year. VIEW E-EDITION. 99¢ for 6 mos. ... due to an infection or a head injury, ...