Abscess

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Patient Information

Overview

Causes

Classification

Anal Abscess
Appendicular Abscess
Brain Abscess
Breast Abscess
Colon Abscess
Cutaneous Abscess
Liver Abscess
Lung Abscess
Pancreatic Abscess
Retropharyngeal Abscess
Splenic Abscess
Tonsillar and Peritonsillar Abscess

Differential Diagnosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]:Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]

Overview

Causes

Abscesses are caused by many different pathogens based on their anatomical location. The following table summarizes pathogenic causes of abscesses.

Anatomical location Common causes Less common causes Comments
Brain abscess
  • Causes of brain abscess depends on the source of infection.
  • To see a complete list of brain abscesses's causes, click here.
Tonsillar abscess

Classification

Differential diagnosis

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