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Unusual Abscess
Educational only: videos on MedicalVideos.com are for general information and are not medical advice. Always consult your own doctor about your health.
An abscess is a tender mass generally surrounded by a colored area from pink to deep red. Abscesses are often easy to feel by touching. The middle of an abscess is full of pus and debris. Painful and warm to touch, abscesses can show up any place on your body. The most common sites are in your armpits (axillae), areas around your anus and vagina(Bartholin gland abscess), the base of your spine (pilonidal abscess), around a tooth (dental abscess), and in your groin. Inflammation around a hair follicle can also lead to the formation of an abscess, which is called a boil (furuncle). Unlike other infections, antibiotics alone will not usually cure an abscess. In general an abscess must open and drain in order for it to improve. Sometimes draining occurs on its own, but generally it must be opened by a doctor in a procedure called incision and drainage (I&D).
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This video explains abscesses, tender masses generally surrounded by an area colored from pink to deep red, with a middle full of pus and debris. It covers where abscesses commonly occur on the body, boils that form around hair follicles, and that an abscess generally must open and drain, often through a procedure called incision and drainage, since antibiotics alone will not usually cure one.
Key points
- Defines an abscess as a tender mass, often easy to feel, with a middle full of pus and debris
- Notes abscesses are painful and warm to touch and can show up anywhere on the body
- Lists common sites including the armpits, around the anus and vagina (Bartholin gland abscess), the base of the spine (pilonidal abscess), around a tooth (dental abscess) and the groin
- Explains inflammation around a hair follicle can form an abscess called a boil or furuncle
- States antibiotics alone will not usually cure an abscess and that it generally must be opened by a doctor in an incision and drainage procedure
Video Overview
This video presents “Unusual Abscess” — An abscess is a tender mass generally surrounded by a colored area from pink to deep red. Abscesses are often easy to feel by touching. The middle of an abscess is full of pus and debris. Painful and warm to touch, abscesses can show up. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.
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