According to the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Pilonidal disease is a chronic skin infection that affects ...

New French guidelines reshape care for urinary tract infections in men, dropping urine dipsticks, recognizing male cystitis, and clarifying antibiotic choices and treatment durations.

A 68-year-old Japanese man was admitted to our hospital with severe anal pain and fever. Computed tomography revealed pelvic abscess (PA) around a rectal carcinoma. The distance between the anal verge ...

The primary treatment for a tooth abscess is always surgical: drainage, root canal, or extraction. Antibiotics alone cannot cure an abscess because they can’t remove the source of the infection.

The patient felt uncomfortable due to the migration of the double-pigtail plastic stent (DPPS) towards the anus. Abdominal computed tomography reveals a marked reduction in the abscess, and the DPPS ...

Many patients, unfortunately, make avoidable mistakes—delaying care, self-treating with ineffective remedies, skipping follow-ups, misusing antibiotics, or not managing chronic illnesses like diabetes ...

A brain abscess is a localized collection of pus in the brain, often resulting from infections in nearby areas like the sinuses or ears. The classic triad of symptoms—fever, headache, and focal ...

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Dealing with skin conditions like acne or psoriasis can be hard enough when you know what you’re working with. But some maladies come with the additional challenge of a tricky diagnosis process to ...