Abscess
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An abscessAbscesses is a focalare focal confined collectioncollections of suppurative inflammatory material and can be thought of as having three components 1:
- central core comprised of necrotic inflammatory cells and local tissue
- peripheral halo of viable neutrophils
- surrounded by a 'capsule' with dilated blood vessels and proliferation of fibroblasts
Pathology
Causes
Abscesses can be caused by :
- bacteria
- parasites
- fungi
Location
Essentially any tissue in the body can play host to abscesses. Please refer to individual articles for further details.
- liver abscess
- cerebral abscess
- pulmonary abscess
- splenic abscess
- Brodie abscess
- Bezold abscess
- Breast abscess
History and etymology
The word 'abscess' derives from the greek work 'aposteme' (άπό-ίστημι, 'a throwing off (of bad humours)'). The word first appeared in 1543 in a translation of a surgery text: "Aposteme - In latyne it is called abscissus" 3.
-<p>An <strong>abscess</strong> is a focal confined collection of suppurative inflammatory material and can be thought of as having three components <sup>1</sup>:</p><ol>- +<p><strong>Abscesses</strong> are focal confined collections of suppurative inflammatory material and can be thought of as having three components <sup>1</sup>:</p><ol>
-<li><a title="Breast abscesses" href="/articles/breast-abscess">Breast abscess</a></li>-</ul>- +<li><a href="/articles/breast-abscess">Breast abscess</a></li>
- +</ul><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>The word 'abscess' derives from the greek work 'aposteme' (<em>άπό-ίστημι</em>, 'a throwing off (of bad humours)'). The word first appeared in 1543 in a translation of a surgery text: "Aposteme - In latyne it is called abscissus" <sup>3</sup>.</p>
References changed:
- 3. Skinner HA. Origin of Medical Terms. (1961) ISBN: 9780028523903 - <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN9780028523903">Google Books</a>
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