Intraperitoneal rupture of pyogenic liver abscess is a rare but potentially fatal disease, often involving the elderly, who are commonly of poor surgical risk with background of significant ...

1 Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon. 2 Neurosurgery Department, Yaoundé Central Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon. 3 Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical ...

Surgery should be reserved for patients with a ruptured abscess, with bacterial superinfection, or when an abscess cannot be accessed by the percutaneous route.

Peritonsillar abscess, also known as quinsy, is a bacterial infection that causes pus to collect near the tonsils and the back of the throat. It usually starts with bacteria responsible for strep ...

Recent studies reveal that the human appendix plays roles in gut microbiota restoration and immunity, contrary to its ...

Splenic abscesses are rare but serious infections ... A systematic review indicated that splenic rupture and infarction are serious complications of EBV mononucleosis, often requiring surgical ...

A young Australian rugby player from the NSW Central Coast has died in Bali after going into septic shock while recovering from surgery.

Women of menstrual age are familiar with the cramping that comes along with the dreaded time of the month. Although, when that pain is out of the ordinary, it may be a sign of a ruptured ovarian cyst.

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In literature, few cases of rupture have been reported in cases of meningitis, but none are associated with a brain abscess. Objective: To report a case of an intraparenchymal hemorrhage due to ...

A young Australian rugby player has died in Bali after going into septic shock while recovering from surgery. Will Thurston, ...

Luna was referred to a specialist veterinary hospital, where it was found that the abscess was also in her cheek, and it had become severe, as a result of a rupture in her ear canal. Sophie said ...