Muscular Abscesses

Staphylococcus aureus toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 endocarditis with muscular metastatic abscesses.

A 42-year-old woman, living in a nursing home for the mentally disabled, with congenital ventricular septal defect and multiple comorbidities, developed endocarditis with vegetations of the interventricular septum and the right coronary aortic leaflet. The main feature of this case was the metastatic embolism leading to multiple and muscular abscesses. Methicillin-sensitive S. aureus, spa type ...

Epidural abscesses.

Until recently epidural abscess was considered a rare, almost theoretical, complication of central nerve block, but anecdotal reports suggest that this is no longer the case. Thus a review of the risk factors, pathogenesis, clinical features and outcome of this condition is appropriate, the primary aim being to make recommendations on best anaesthetic practice to minimize the risk of this serio...

Iliopsoas abscesses.

Iliopsoas abscess is a relatively uncommon condition that can present with vague clinical features. Its insidious onset and occult characteristics can cause diagnostic delays, resulting in high mortality and morbidity. The epidemiology, aetiology, clinical features, and management of iliopsoas abscess are discussed.

Abscesses of Liver

Bacteriology in Breast Abscesses

Breast abscess is a condition as old as mankind, references to which are available in ancient scriptures in the civilizations world over. However most of the progress in the diagnosis and treatment of breast abscesses has been made in the last century. The present study was conducted on 50 female patients with provisional diagnosis of breast abscess with an aim to study the bacteriological prof...