Researchers from the University of Cologne, the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), and the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT present a clinical case in the New England Journal of Medicine ...

A published case report describes a 21-year-old woman whose six multifocal brain abscesses were drained in a single ...

A retrospective study of 670 patients found that higher admission SIRI, a blood cell-derived inflammation index, was ...

A brain abscess is a condition where pus accumulates in the brain. It occurs due to the spread of infection from conditions ...

An infection in the deep neck space causes a retropharyngeal abscess. The condition can cause fatal airway obstruction, so doctors treat it as a medical emergency. A person’s symptoms can include ...

Researchers have uncovered a recent, perplexing increase in brain infections and abscesses in kids and teens. These rare and life-threatening conditions can be complications of severe sinus infections ...

A Connecticut man's ear infection allegedly progressed to a bone infection and brain abscess, highlighting how routine infections can occasionally become life-threatening when symptoms worsen or ...

An abscess is a confined pocket of pus that builds up within the body. A dental abscess forms within the teeth, in the gums or even the bone holding the tooth in place. A periapical abscess is located ...

A toothache that lingers is easy to dismiss, but sometimes, it signals something far more serious. Some dental infections may start as a slight discomfort and rapidly get worse without treatment, ...

While antibiotics have greatly reduced the dangers of ear infections, serious neurological complications, including hearing loss, facial paralysis, meningitis and brain abscess still occur, according ...

After cases of brain abscesses in children reportedly tripled last year in southern Nevada, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating potential reasons for the spike. Dr.

An abscess is a pus filled, swollen tissue. It is caused by a bacterial infection. The body’s response to the infection is sending white blood cells to fight the bacteria. This results in the ...