This case may be the first report in the literature of soft-tissue abscess due to Salmonella typhi without any specific classic symptoms and with this unique manifestation. In spite of this ...

Hospitalised children predate 19th-century specialist children’s hospitals. Before Lister and anaesthesia, surgery was generally of short duration. In the 18th century, paediatric surgery was ...

A pyogenic liver abscess is a collection of pus in the liver that forms when a bacterial infection reaches the organ. Without early diagnosis and treatment, a pyogenic liver abscess may lead to ...

Almost 90% of all anal abscesses are caused by blocked glands that become infected. The most common type of anal abscess is a perianal abscess, which typically appears as a painful swelling near ...

On motor exam, her upper extremity exam showed 5/5 strength bilaterally. Her lower extremity iliopsoas and quadriceps were 2/5 bilaterally, hamstring strength was 2/5 bilaterally, tibialis ...

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Mycoplasmas as economically important and pantropic pathogens can cause similar clinical diseases in different hosts by eluding host defense and establishing their niches despite their limited ...

Total psoas muscle area (tPMA) was calculated as bilateral psoas muscle areas drawn semi-automatically at the levels of L3–4 and L4–5. Graphs for weight and height were drawn and compared using data ...

A tooth infection, or a tooth abscess, is a collection of pus and bacteria that forms inside the tooth or gum. To reduce the risk of complications, a person should seek treatment for a tooth ...

stonybrookmedicine.edu, adam.singer{at}stonybrook.edu Background Over the last decade, there has been a significant increase in the number of cutaneous abscesses. While there is general agreement that ...