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Key facts

Medical condition (new).causes

Bacterial infection (often MRSA)

Medical condition (new).risks

Intravenous drug use

Medical condition (new).name

Abscess

Medical condition (new).image

Five day old Abscess.jpg

Medical condition (new).caption

Five-day-old inflamed epidermal inclusion cyst. The black spot is a keratin plug that connects with the underlying cyst.

Medical condition (new).field

General surgery, infectious disease, dermatology, interventional radiology

Medical condition (new).symptoms

Redness, pain, swelling

Medical condition (new).diagnosis

Ultrasound, CT scan

Medical condition (new).differential

Cellulitis, sebaceous cyst, necrotising fasciitis

Medical condition (new).treatment

Incision and drainage, Antibiotics

Medical condition (new).frequency

~1% per year (United States)

Medical condition (new).onset

Rapid

via Wikipedia infobox

• Management of Mastitis, Abscess, and Fistula.The Surgical clinics of North America · 2022
• Abscess Management: An Evidence-Based Review for Emergency Medicine Clinicians.The Journal of emergency medicine · 2021
• Brain and Spinal Epidural Abscess.Continuum (Minneapolis, Minn.) · 2018
• Gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor abscess.Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas · 2023
• Management of brain abscess: an overview.Neurosurgical focus · 2008

via PubMed