You have had a drain placed in an abscess, which you will need to care for until it is removed. This will include flushing the tube daily as well as cleaning the tube site and changing the dressing.

Using clindamycin or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) after incision and drainage of a simple abscess results in a higher cure rate than incision and drainage alone for infections with ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa lesions and abscesses may release pus or an odorous discharge. A warm compress can help people to drain painful lesions at home, but surgical drainage may be necessary in ...

Every year between four and five million Americans suffer from chronic non-healing wounds, many caused by diabetes, poor circulation, pressure ulcers or other conditions. Proper wound care is ...

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 ...

Differential diagnoses of PTA include epiglottitis (inflammation of the epiglottis), infectious mononucleosis, lymphoma, peritonsillar cellulitis and retromolar or retropharyngeal abscess. 1 On ...

Antibiotics in conjunction with incision and drainage improved short-term outcomes compared with incision and drainage alone. Patients with a simple abscess who received clindamycin or ...