A perianal abscess may be red and feel warm when touched. Perirectal abscesses are located inside the rectum (the section where poop is held in your digestive tract before it passes through the anus).

A pyogenic liver abscess is a collection of pus in the liver that forms when a bacterial infection reaches the organ. Without early diagnosis and treatment, a pyogenic liver abscess may lead to ...

Clinical presentation of lactational breast abscess usually includes fever, chills, malaise, and recent or recurrent mastitis. Pain, erythema, and firmness over an area of the breast are typically ...

A tooth infection, or a tooth abscess, is a collection of pus and bacteria that forms inside the tooth or gum. To reduce the risk of complications, a person should seek treatment for a tooth ...

Note that enterocele and rectocele formation may occur together, especially if the patient has had a hysterectomy; however, the enterocele will be located closer to the vaginal apex than will a ...

stonybrookmedicine.edu, adam.singer{at}stonybrook.edu Background Over the last decade, there has been a significant increase in the number of cutaneous abscesses. While there is general agreement that ...

Despite the widespread use of perirectal spacers to reduce radiation-induced rectal toxicity during prostate cancer treatment, postmarketing data reveal rare but significant complications. This case ...

However, it is possible for the cyst to become infected with bacteria. If this happens, a pus-filled mass called an abscess can form. Symptoms of an abscessed Bartholin cyst include: Around 2% of ...

These flaps were dissected from the pelvic side walls to the posterior surface of the bladder and the pararectal fossa. Both the posterior and anterior peritoneum were dissected, with care taken to ...