skin abscess
Infected skin swelling
A skin abscess is a pocket of pus that forms beneath the skin, usually from bacterial infection.
The body walls off the infection, creating a swollen, painful lump that may need draining.
Common types include boils and carbuncles.
The doctor lanced the skin abscess and packed the wound with gauze.
- boilHeat to bubbling point
- pusInfected tissue fluid
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- carbuncleMulti-headed skin infection
come to a head · lance · drain · inflamed · tender · staph · fever · wound · doctor visit · redness · painful · throb · furuncle · bacteria · ooze · incision · open wound · antibiotics
skin abscessclear skin
Blemish-free facial surface
cyst · benign tumor · lipoma · ganglion cyst
skin abscesscyst
Fluid-filled tissue sac
lipoma · benign tumor · keloid · hematoma
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