Finally, Nyborg was taken for an MRI. The scan found a dangerous abscess on her spinal cord. Nyborg had developed a spinal epidural abscess, according to Dr. Andrew Chan, a neurological spine ...

Gangrene, or a rapidly spreading foot abscess. Sound like diseases of the past? Well, sadly not. Leg amputation is one of the oldest surgical procedures. The earliest known example dates back some ...

The bacteria probably enter the foot through a cutaneous wound from ... Surgical treatment is often unsuccessful, because there is rarely an abscess to be excised or drained.