Abscess
Painful swollen tissue that contains pus.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 35-year old female asked:
How do I cure an abscess?
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Info on paraspinal abscess?
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How can i treat an abscess?
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A 38-year old asked:
What are the symptoms of abscess?
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A 30-year old asked:
Will an abscess cause remote pain?
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A 31-year old asked:
What can be done about an abscess?
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A 53-year old asked:
What sort of problem is an abscess?
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A 35-year old asked:
What should I do for abscess i popped?
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A 38-year old asked:
On average, how long will an abscess last?
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A 47-year old female asked:
I think my son has a abscess after tonillitis?
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A 38-year old asked:
What works most effectively to do for a abscess?
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A 32-year old asked:
I have abscess but it just formed. What do I do?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Abscess?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Will a abscess possibly effect my physical performance?
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A 35-year old asked:
Abscess not painful anymore but still there, what to do?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I have a abscess on my left brest and Im in horrible pain?
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A 36-year old asked:
What will happen if you shoot up where you have an abscess?
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A 44-year old asked:
Scared. I think I have an abscess. What should I do right away?
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A female asked:
What does it mean when abscess goes rock hard? What can happen?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Follow up from my question about an abscess will it pop itself?
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A 20-year old female asked about a 62-year old male:
I have a bad bad cut it's like an abscess or something worse . ?
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A 18-year old female asked about a 18-year old female:
I keep getting abscess on my body what are some reasons for this?
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A 42-year old asked:
I'm wondering how long can an abscess go untreated before it's too late?
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A 37-year old asked:
How can it be that my abscess pops and then comes back a few minutes later?
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A 47-year old asked:
I've had an abscess for one and a half years now, how can I get it removed?
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A member asked:
If called an abscess why don't all toa's need to be drained.?
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A 48-year old asked:
What's a facial abscess?
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A 32-year old asked:
Can you pop an abscess on gum?
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A 29-year old asked:
Does appendicitis cause any abscess?
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A 47-year old asked:
How do a cyst and an abscess differ?
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