Ultrasonographically guided needle aspiration -- a minimally invasive treatment for uncomplicated superficial skin abscesses -- has a failure rate of almost three in four, researchers reported. In a ...

For patients with a small skin abscess, improvements in cure rates were observed when clindamycin or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) were initiated following incision and drainage compared to ...

The LOOP technique for incision and drainage (I&D) of abscesses in adults is a safe and effective alternative to the traditional I & D with packing and may offer an alternative to the standard regimen ...

Drainage of the lacrimal gland can provide relief for some patients with dacryocystitis with minimal risk of lacrimal fistula, according to a study. In a retrospective analysis of 39 patients, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There are conflicting data regarding the best approach for treating children who are colonized with ...

A procedure commonly performed in emergency departments on cutaneous abscesses may not have any impact on the need for further interventions and therefore may not be necessary, according to a study. A ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I watch a lot of skin-care videos by dermatologists. Sometimes they will have a patient who has a very infected and inflamed blackhead, boil or cyst, etc. It seems like the main ...

Are antibiotics always needed for cutaneous abscesses? Antibiotics do not always need to be used for cutaneous abscesses, but the condition must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to make a final ...

A 24-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a three-day history of worsening sore throat, pain with swallowing and fever. She had been seen by her primary care physician one day ...