A generally healthy 63-year-old man in the New England area went to the hospital with a fever, cough, and vision problems in ...

OBJECTIVE Perianal abscesses are frequently seen in clinical practice, and perianal fistulas develop in 30%–50% of cases after treatment. This study investigated whether the type of dressing applied ...

Retrospective data from Southern Italy show a marked rise in pediatric septic head and neck infections, with greater severity ...

Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a serious infection of the central nervous system that typically presents with midline back pain, fever and neurological deficits. We report a rare case of an ...

According to the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Pilonidal disease is a chronic skin infection that affects about 70,000 people in the United States annually. While the cause is not ...

There is a need for individualized postoperative management and improved risk stratification among individuals with CD undergoing ileocolic resection. Postoperative recurrence after ileocolic ...

A News 9 viewer has a spider bite, and says it is red, painful, and starting to drain. Dr. Lacy Anderson has the warning signs that it could be something more severe. A News 9 viewer has a spider bite ...

The patient felt uncomfortable due to the migration of the double-pigtail plastic stent (DPPS) towards the anus. Abdominal computed tomography reveals a marked reduction in the abscess, and the DPPS ...

A brain abscess is a localized collection of pus in the brain, often resulting from infections in nearby areas like the sinuses or ears. The classic triad of symptoms—fever, headache, and focal ...

1. Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, USA. 2. Department of Interventional Radiology, Rochester Regional Health, New York, USA. Secondary bacterial peritonitis is ...