You have had a drain placed in an abscess, which you will need to care for until it is removed. This will include flushing the tube daily as well as cleaning the tube site and changing the dressing.

Every year between four and five million Americans suffer from chronic non-healing wounds, many caused by diabetes, poor circulation, pressure ulcers or other conditions. Proper wound care is ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa lesions and abscesses may release pus or an odorous discharge. A warm compress can help people to drain painful lesions at home, but surgical drainage may be necessary in ...

Our patient’s dental sinus was a form of cervicofacial actinomycosis, the most common Actinomyces infection in humans. Cervicofacial actinomycosis (or “lumpy jaw”) is typically a slowly progressive ...

A gruesome new medical programme showed stomach-churning scenes of a painful buttock abscess being drained for half an hour. Footage shot for Quest Red's new medical show, This Came Out Of Me, showed ...

Draining jaw lesion following treatment for a dental abscess A 63-year-old woman was treated for a dental abscess on her right lower jaw One month ago, a 63-year-old woman was treated for a dental ...