STUDY - Technical - New Dacian's Medicine
Abscess
(Classical / Allopathic Medicine)
General Description: It is a collection of pus that forms in
body tissue, generally in the form of a thick, yellow liquid that
contains dead white blood cells, bacteria, and other substances.Abscesses can form anywhere on the body,
but are most common on the skin, in the mouth, in the teeth and
around the anus.
Abscesses are usually caused by bacterial infections, but can also be caused by other sources such as: skin injuries, foreign objects sticking into the skin, medical procedures such as injections (nodules), dental problems, bowel disease , etc.
General symptoms: Redness and inflammation around the infected area, pain (pain), tenderness to touch, local heat (warmth), swelling (redness), and pus that accumulates and/or drains from the infected area.
Associated symptoms: Fever or chills; weight loss.
Previous treatment or evaluation: Ask about previous treatment and the results of this treatment.
Treatment for abscesses depends on their severity and location. Small abscesses can be treated with antibiotics and the application of warm compresses, and large abscesses may require drainage by a doctor.
So if you have an abscess, it's important to see a doctor to get the proper treatment because untreated abscesses can lead to serious complications, such as the infection spreading to other parts of the body, including septicemia.
Medical history: recent surgical interventions; previous abscesses; valvular heart disease; connective tissue disease; diabetes; immunosuppressed (AIDS, etc.).
Medicines: adrenal steroids; antibiotics prescribed for abscess.
Physical examination
Measurements: temperature.
Skin: Abscess location, size and depth. Check for fluctuations. Notice if the abscess is on or near the following areas: joints, hands, spine, nose, armpits, and perineum.
Nodules: those that drain the involved area are checked.
General considerations
Severe systemic infections can follow abscesses in diabetics, patients with connective tissue diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus), and those with suppressed immunity from other causes (adrenal steroid medications, AIDS, etc.).
Abscesses in some anatomical regions (as mentioned) can produce serious local complications.
Marked swelling and tenderness of the lymph nodes often accompany the early spread of the infection.
Patients with valvular disease are particularly susceptible to heart valve infection.
Fever, chills, and multiple abscesses may indicate septicemia and possible valve infection.
Abscesses are usually caused by bacterial infections, but can also be caused by other sources such as: skin injuries, foreign objects sticking into the skin, medical procedures such as injections (nodules), dental problems, bowel disease , etc.
General symptoms: Redness and inflammation around the infected area, pain (pain), tenderness to touch, local heat (warmth), swelling (redness), and pus that accumulates and/or drains from the infected area.
Associated symptoms: Fever or chills; weight loss.
Previous treatment or evaluation: Ask about previous treatment and the results of this treatment.
Treatment for abscesses depends on their severity and location. Small abscesses can be treated with antibiotics and the application of warm compresses, and large abscesses may require drainage by a doctor.
So if you have an abscess, it's important to see a doctor to get the proper treatment because untreated abscesses can lead to serious complications, such as the infection spreading to other parts of the body, including septicemia.
Medical history: recent surgical interventions; previous abscesses; valvular heart disease; connective tissue disease; diabetes; immunosuppressed (AIDS, etc.).
Medicines: adrenal steroids; antibiotics prescribed for abscess.
Physical examination
Measurements: temperature.
Skin: Abscess location, size and depth. Check for fluctuations. Notice if the abscess is on or near the following areas: joints, hands, spine, nose, armpits, and perineum.
Nodules: those that drain the involved area are checked.
General considerations
Severe systemic infections can follow abscesses in diabetics, patients with connective tissue diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus), and those with suppressed immunity from other causes (adrenal steroid medications, AIDS, etc.).
Abscesses in some anatomical regions (as mentioned) can produce serious local complications.
Marked swelling and tenderness of the lymph nodes often accompany the early spread of the infection.
Patients with valvular disease are particularly susceptible to heart valve infection.
Fever, chills, and multiple abscesses may indicate septicemia and possible valve infection.
Bibliography:
1. Rapid Assessment, A
Flowchart Guide to Evaluating Signs & Symptoms, Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins, 2004.
2. Professional Guide to
Signs and symptoms, Edition V, Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins, 2007.
3. Guide to common
symptoms, Edition V, McGraw - Hill, 2002.
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