Abscess

or more of the following; shock (systolic blood pressure < 90mm Hg), renal failure (serum creatinine>177 μmol/l or 2mg/dl after rehydration), pulmonary insufficiency (pao2500ml in 24 hours); 2. Local pancreatic complications such as pseudocyst, abscess or necrosis; 3. A score of 3 or more on Ranson’s criteria; 4. A score of 8 or more on acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II). Patients must meet one or more of the above four criteria to be called as Severe acute…

a nail. It usually affects the skin around a fingernail but may also occur near a toenail. It often causes pain and swelling around the nail. This condition may come on suddenly or develop over a longer period. In some cases, a collection of pus (abscess) can form near or under the nail. Paronychia is usually not serious and clears up with treatment. CAUSES This condition may be caused by bacteria or fungi. It is commonly caused by the bacteria called Streptococcus or Staphylococcus. The…

finger-like structure attached to the large intestine. Without treatment appendicitis can cause the appendix to tear (rupture). A ruptured appendix can lead to a life-threatening infection. It can also lead to the formation of a painful collection of pus (abscess) in the appendix. CAUSES This condition may be caused by a blockage in the appendix. The blockage can be due to: A ball of stool. Enlarged lymph glands. In some cases, the cause may not be known. RISK FACTORS This condition…

and elicits the inflammatory response (McCance, and Huether, 2014). For bone tissue, this includes engorged vessels, active leukocytes, thrombosis of small blood vessels and formation of an abscess (McCance, and Huether, 2014). For the bones of children, the exudate reaches the cortex and forms the abscess, which in turn lifts the periosteum off the bone (McCance, and Huether, 2014). This interferes with how the blood vessels enter the bone and leads to bone death in the area of infection…

A 22 months old girl, known case of P22 phox-deficient CGD, admitted to our center with a history of prolonged productive cough unresponsive to outpatient treatments. In her past history, she had an older sibling, who was a known case of CGD, but she had received the routine vaccination, including BCG and had developed BCG-adenitis at the age of 8 months old for which Investigations were negative for mycobacterium tuberculosis and she was prescribed prophylactic dose of…

Introduction- Styes and chalazions have been a topic of personal interest to me since the day I woke up and discovered a bump on my eyelid. The unnerving experience led to visits with my optometrist and a referral to an ophthalmologist and a need to know more about a condition I knew relatively nothing about. In my case, the bump on my eye was a chalazion, which led to confusion on what the difference was from my self-diagnosed stye. Styes and chalazions are in many ways similar, particularly…

Cellulitis Orbital cellulitis is an infection in the eye socket (orbit) and the tissues that surround the eye. The infection can spread to the eyelids, eyebrow area, and cheek. It can also cause a pocket of pus to develop around the eye (orbital abscess). In severe cases, the infection can spread to the brain. Orbital cellulitis is a medical emergency. CAUSES The most common cause of this condition is a bacterial infection. The infection usually spreads to the eye socket from another part…

periductal mastitis, subareolar breast abscess occurs, which is an infectious nonreversible process. Purulent material usually drains spontaneously, while a recurrent periareolar fistula is seen as a complication in 20% of all cases. Diagnosis and management of periductal mastitis Triple assessment is usually pursued in the diagnosis of periductal mastitis, which is an umbrella term that encompasses ultrasound examination (to differentiate inflammation from abscess formation), mammography…

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, the disease also known as MRSA. This disease has been in my life since 2010. I have had an outbreak of this disease about four times since 2010. It is not a comfortable disease and I have had to live with it since then. It is very painful and a quite disgusting infection. I chose this disease because I have had plenty of personal experience from it and I know a great deal about it. I understand this disease, how it manifests and what happens when it…

as viruses, parasites, fungi, and bacteria can produce osteomyelitis, but infections caused by certain pyogenic bacteria and mycobacteria are those most common. About 70%-80% of infections are caused by Staphylococcus Areus. Abscess formation occurs in the bone and abscess activity is called a sequestrum, or a pocket of dead bone tissue, which does not liquefy and drain. As a result, it can lead to new bone growth and scar tissue surrounding the infected cavity which leads to chronic…