What first looked like a potentially devastating condition in a rescue kitten turned out to be something far less dire: a ...

A handyman says a mysterious pain in his bum turned into his worst nightmare when doctors finally discovered the real cause ...

A handyman says a mysterious pain in his bum turned into his worst nightmare when doctors finally discovered the real cause after months of misery and a dramatic dash to the hospital. Owen Williams, ...

An otherwise healthy female infant presented with left-sided, rapidly progressive, severe periorbital swelling, erythema and proptosis for 7 days’ duration. Imaging revealed multiple fluid-filled ...

Antibiotic resistance is becoming an accelerating crisis because of the overuse and misuse of antibiotics over many years.

We report the case of a man in his 70s who presented with constitutional symptoms and intermittent confusion, ultimately diagnosed with a large, complex retroperitoneal and extraperitoneal abscess. He ...

Disseminated actinomycosis is a rare, slowly progressing infection caused by Actinomyces species and can manifest as the formation of multiple abscesses and sulfur granules in infected tissues. In ...

Some women develop a breast abscess while breastfeeding, called a lactational breast abscess. An abscess is a collection of infected fluid within the breast tissue. The aim of treatment is to cure the ...

A subareolar abscess is a lump that forms on the breast. This lump can be painful and include swelling. The bump is a collection of pus. Subareolar abscesses can be painful. They can make your breast ...

A sinus infection can spread to the brain, although this is rare. People require immediate medical treatment if a sinus infection reaches the brain. Sinusitis is an inflammation of the sinuses and ...