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Dear doctors, does an abscess show up on blood tests?

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Not exactly!: An abscess anywhere in the body will produce localized pain and is often accompanied by fever. A blood test may show high white blood count(wbc), which is supportive of an active in infection, if it is severe enough, like an abscess would be.

Answered 2/16/2020

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