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An abcess is a localized collection of pus in any part of the body, caused by an infection. Abscesses occur when an area of tissue becomes infected and the body is able to "wall off" the infection to keep it from spreading. White blood cells, the body's defense against some types of infection, migrate through the walls of the blood vessels into the area of the infection and collect within the damaged tissue. During this process "pus" forms, which is an accumulation of fluid, living and dead whit... 
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An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign organism. An infection is, in effect, a war in which the infecting organism seeks to utilize the host/'s resources in order to multiply at the expense of the host. The infecting organism, or pathogen, interferes with the normal functioning and perhaps the survival of the host. Colloquially, a pathogen is usually considered a microscopic organism though the definition is broader, including bacteria, parasites, fungi, vir...
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Abscesses as related to Infections
- Folliculitis and Skin Abscesses: Bacterial Skin Infections: Merck ...
Folliculitis and skin abscesses are pus-filled pockets in the skin resulting from bacterial infection. They may be superficial or deep, affecting just hair follicules or deeper ...
- abscesses.com: The Leading Infections Site on the Net
Abscess - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Whilst most medical texts advocate surgical incision some medical doctors will treat small abscesses conservatively with antibiotics. Recurrent infections. Recurrent abscesses are ...
- Boils (Skin Abscesses) Information, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment and ...
Learn about boils (skin abscess), localized infections deep within the skin that begins as a reddened, sore area. Eventually, the area hardens and fills with pus. Boils may be ...
- MedlinePlus: Abscesses
Infectious Diseases; Infections; Go Local. Services and providers for Abscesses in the U.S. ... An abscess is a pocket of pus. You can get an abscess almost ...
- Anal Glands (Sacs): Impactions, Infections & Abscesses in Cats
Location, function, and disease problems associated with anal glands (also called anal sacs) in cats, including impactions, infections, and abscesses.
- All about abscesses
Muscling and skin popping are more likely to cause abscesses and skin infections. If treated early, these infections usually clear up in a short period of time.
- Spinal Infection: Epidural Abscesses
Epidural abscesses are infections that form in the space around the dura, the tissue envelope that surrounds the spinal cord and nerve root and generat enough pressure to affect ...
- Staphylococcal Infections: Bacterial Infections: Merck Manual Home ...
Commonly, staphylococcal infections produce collections of pus (abscesses), which can appear not only on the skin but also in internal organs.
- Deep Neck Abscesses & Life-Threatening Infections of the Head & Neck ...
TITLE: Deep Neck Abscesses and Life-Threatening Infections of the Head and Neck SOURCE: Grand Rounds, Dept of Otolaryngology UTMB DATE: February 25, 1998
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