A pilonidal cyst is a cyst or abscess (boil) located near the intergluteal cleft, otherwise known as the groove between the buttocks. Treatment usually requires having a pilonidal cyst removed ...

The rash can be red, itchy and scaly and have the potential to form pus-filled abscesses and scars. What causes ringworm? Despite its name, a fungus causes ringworm. This type of fungus naturally ...

The rash can be red, itchy and scaly and have the potential to form pus-filled abscesses and scars, according to the USCDC. Experts from New York University (NYU) who wrote the first report back ...

PURPOSE: To determine the effect of extent of peritoneal contamination in enteric abscesses on final outcome and duration of percutaneous drainage. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Results were ...

A subareolar nipple abscess is a pus-filled sore found on the breast below the nipple or areola. The areola is the ring of darker (pigmented) skin that circles the nipple. An abscess forms when ...

In diverticulitis, a fistula typically forms when a diverticular abscess extends into a nearby organ. A diverticular fistula occurs in about 4 to 20 percent of diverticulitis cases, and it usually ...