User:Mr. Ibrahem/Abscess

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Abscess
Other names
necrotising fasciitis[3]
TreatmentIncision and drainage[4]
Frequency~1% per year (United States)[5]

An abscess is a collection of pus that has built up within the tissue of the body.[1] Signs and symptoms of abscesses include redness, pain, warmth, and swelling.[1] The swelling may feel fluid-filled when pressed.[1] The area of redness often extends beyond the swelling.[6] Carbuncles and boils are types of abscess that often involve hair follicles, with carbuncles being larger.[7]

They are usually caused by a

computer tomography (CT) may be important to look for deeper infection.[3]

Standard treatment for most skin or soft tissue abscesses is cutting it open and drainage.[4] There appears to be some benefit from also using antibiotics; though such use is associated with side effects.[9][10] A small amount of evidence supports not packing the cavity that remains with gauze after drainage.[1] Closing this cavity right after draining it rather than leaving it open may speed healing without increasing the risk of the abscess returning.[11] Sucking out the pus with a needle is often not sufficient.[1]

Skin abscesses are common and have become more common in recent years.

intravenous drug use, with rates reported as high as 65% among users.[2] In 2005 in the United States, 3.2 million people went to the emergency department for an abscess.[5] In Australia, around 13,000 people were hospitalized in 2008 with the condition.[12]

References

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    PMID 24620867. Archived from the original
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    ISBN 9780781760454. Archived from the original on 2017-09-06.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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    ISBN 1455706051
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    ABIM Foundation, American College of Emergency Physicians, archived
    from the original on March 7, 2014, retrieved January 24, 2014
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    PMID 19328372
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    ISBN 9781840765144. Archived
    from the original on 2017-09-06.
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  8. ISBN 9780816075096. Archived from the original on 2017-09-06.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  9. PMID 29437651
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  10. ^ Ton, Joey (21 January 2019). "#227 There's Pus About, So Are Antibiotics In or Out? Adding antibiotics for abscess management". CFPCLearn. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  11. PMID 20825801. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-22.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  12. PMID 21553298
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