Pigeon fever is a very common bacterial infection in horses caused by the organism Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. This bacteria causes localized abscesses, particularly in the pectoral region and ...

A skin abscess or boil is a bump on or below the skin’s surface. It may look like a pimple but larger and deeper under the skin. Abscesses usually contain pus or clear fluid and can appear anywhere on ...

Payments to doctors by pharma are like an abscess that has been festering for a long time and that now needs to be lanced. Payments to doctors by pharma are like an abscess that has been festering for ...

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An abscess occurs when an infection causes a pocket of pus to develop. Abscesses can develop on the skin, in the mouth, or inside the body. Bacterial infections typically cause abscesses. Pus develops ...