UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier is recovering after foot surgery. Poirier underwent a successful surgery Thursday after he was readmitted to the hospital due to discovery of an abscess, ...

Shadwell Stable's Haikal will miss the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) May 4 at Churchill Downs due to an ill-timed foot abscess. Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said the morning of May 3 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The new guidance is an update to the 2019 International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot guidelines. These ...

An abscess occurs when an infection causes a pocket of pus to develop. Abscesses can develop on the skin, in the mouth, or inside the body. Bacterial infections typically cause abscesses. Pus develops ...

If your feet are burning or itchy all the time, and if you see what looks like a rash on the skin, you could have athlete’s foot. But did you know that there’s more than one type? A fungus causes this ...

The implementation of an inpatient diabetic foot service should be the goal of all institutions that care for patients with diabetes. The objectives of this team are to prevent problems in patients ...

A cyst is a sac or cavity that may be filled with pus, semi-solid material, or air. It doesn’t usually cause pain until it gets large. An abscess is a painful, red infection that’s filled with pus. A ...

Cellulitis and skin abscesses are both due to bacterial infections. They may develop separately or together, and they need different treatments. Your skin is home to about 1,000 different species of ...