Abscess

Glovauni-Morgagni (1682-1771) was the first to clearly recognise that the ear infection came first and the brain abscess was secondary. Morand S.F (1768) successfully operated upon a brain abscess for the first time. Hooper in 1826 first described ‘lateral sinus thrombosis’ from middle ear infection. William wilde in 1853 described the sub periosteal abscess and popularized the concept of draining it with a post aural incision. Herman an Schwartz in 1870 first published a report of

induce patients to seek faster medical care, which in turn leads to earlier diagnosis of ICS. Similarly, Singh et al. Outpatient complications have been reported in more than half of patients (59%) with meningitis, 37% of patients with subcapsular abscess, 26% of patients with intracerebral abscesses and over 80% of patients with epidural abscesses. When evaluating children with swollen eyelids or with edema and sinusitis, the physician should consider the possibility of simultaneous intracranial infection

an abscess is a cavity formed as phagocytosis take place and damaged tissue is consumed. pus formation (suppuration) occurs after phagocytic have engulfed and digested bacteria and necrotic tissue. phagotic cells eventually die. pus consists of dead phagocytic

Wound healing is an intricate process, whereas the skin may heal itself after an injury. At the time of injury, the inflammatory phase begins and is noted as a significant time, because this process prepares the wound environment for recovery. Since Mr. Jones laceration is five days old, suturing the laceration may not be appropriate. The wound was not stitched and allowed to heal by primary intention (first intention), because scarring is minimized during this process and no tissue loss is noted

Tonsillitis 2. Tonsillitis with: a. Cervical node abscess b. Acute airway obstruction c. Valvular-heart disease 3. Tonsillitis persistent with: a. Sore throat persistent b. Nodes cervical pain c. halitosis 4. Tonsilolithiasis 5. Streptococcal career status that is not responsive to medical therapy in children or families at risk 6. Peritonsial abscess that is unresponsive to medical therapy or in patients with recurrent tonsillitis or recurrent abscess C. Neoplasms Suspected neoplasms, both benign

1. This case study shows an abscess on Brent and pain in Kristen’s knee, a week after surgery. These two patients have a few similarities in common, such as, discomfort and an unusual look to the infected area. The pain was also not felt initially, but after a few days it appeared. The difference between these patients is that Brent did not undergo a routine procedure and instead had an abscess appear out of nowhere. Kristen on the other hand, had surgery meaning there may have been some bacterial

13. A 25-year-old female presents to your clinic for evaluation of a mass in the vulvar area. This has been present for the last 1 week and tender to touch, there is no fever and no chills. Upon exam, you noticed that there is a medially protruding mass in the introitus area around a radius of 1.5 cm and tender to touch with some induration around the area. You advised the patient that the most likely diagnoses in this case are: A. Vulvar Neoplasm B. Nabothian Cyst C. Bartholin Cyst D. Genital

unusual collection of fluid in her abdomen. On July 13th, Casas underwent major abdominal surgery, where Dr Garcia-Cantu found that extensive metastatic cancer had perforated her colon, allowing material to leak into her abdominal cavity causing an abscess. The abdomen was drained, colon repaired, and a drain was inserted to prevent further problems. After the surgery, Dr Garcia-Cantu continued her previous prescriptions.

year old, moderately overweight male who arrived in the emergency department (ED) with a complaint of an abscess on the back of his neck. He was sitting on the side of the bed, presented with good hygiene and his behavior was relaxed. He has

Deep neck space infection (DNSI) means infection in the potential spaces and fascial planes of the neck, either with abscess formation or cellulitis. Before the antibiotic era, infections of the deep fascial spaces of the head and neck were fairly common and were a source of considerable morbidity and mortality. The advent of antibiotics has reduced the overall number of deep neck space infections but the same still occur in the general population, with a definite potential for significant morbidity