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Abscess, Occasionally, women who are breastfeeding can develop an infection in the breast and an abscess can occur (breast abscess). The symptoms of a skin abscess ...
Corneal Injury and Foreign Bodies, What causes corneal injury? Corneal scratches/abrasions The cornea is at the front of the eye. It is a clear disc which lies over th...
Corneal Microcysts, Others may cause ocular irritation or transient blurred vision and - if they rupture - cause painful corneal erosions which show up as punctate epithelial erosions (ther...
Bartholin's Cyst and Abscess, Dr Sarah Jarvis MBE Complications of a Bartholin's cyst Bartholin's abscess If a Bartholin's cyst becomes infected ...
Dental Abscess, Types of dental abscess Periapical abscess This type of abscess starts in the centre of the tooth (the dental pulp). , Dental abscess...
Mastitis and Breast Abscess, Mastitis complications Occasionally, an abscess may form inside an infected section of breast. An abscess is a collection of pus that causes...
Recurrent Corneal Erosion Syndrome, Severe cases can cause marked corneal changes quantifiable by corneal topography (a 3-dimensional mapping of the corneal surface...
Anorectal Abscess, Supralevator abscess: (4%) - produces horseshoe abscess track. Postanal abscess: posteriorly based below the level of the ano-coccygeal ligame...
Retropharyngeal Abscess, It may be caused by an upper respiratory tract infection that results in adenitis in the retropharyngeal nodes, which then suppurate and form an abscess. The...
Lung Abscess, Synonyms: pyogenic lung infection/pneumonia, necrotising pneumonia What is a lung abscess? [ 1 ] Lung abscess is a type of liquefactive necrosis of...
Peritonsillar Abscess, Other complications can include retropharyngeal abscess, laryngeal oedema leading to airway compromise, rarely pneumonia or lung abscess following...
Corneal Abrasions, Foreign Bodies and Injuries, If they are on the visual axis, there is potential loss of VA due to corneal scarring. Recurrent corneal abrasion syndrome...
Corneal Problems - Acute and Non-acute, Pain can be addressed with oral analgesics; topical anaesthetics should be avoided as they are toxic to the corneal epithelium if used repeate...
Some organisms (eg, Bacillus spp.) may result in a severe reaction and lead to pyrexia, leukocytosis, proptosis and a corneal abscess. Endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis [ 5 ] D...
Bartholin's Cyst and Abscess, For some women the risk factors for Bartholin's abscess are as for the risks of sexually transmitted infections if the infection is caused by, f...
Once in your liver, it can cause an amoebic liver abscess to form. (An abscess is any localised collection of pus in the body that is surrounded and walled off by damaged and infla...
There are two main types of astigmatism: Corneal astigmatism is when the cornea - the clear front part of the eye - is misshapen and not perfectly round.
See the separate leaflet called Swollen Lymph Glands . Skin abscess An abscess is a collection of pus. Most abscesses form just under the skin. A boil is the most common exampl...
If left untreated, the front of the eye (the cornea) may become damaged (a corneal ulcer may develop). The cornea is vital for vision and a damaged cornea may affect eyesight.
The main concern with corneal infection (keratitis) is that it can cause scarring of the transparent front part of the eye (the cornea).