abscess formation

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abscess
noun[C]
uk
/ˈæb.ses/us
/ˈæb.ses/
a painful swollen area on or in the body that contains pus (= thick, ...
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formation
noun
uk
/fɔːˈmeɪ.ʃən/us
/fɔːrˈmeɪ.ʃən/
the way something is naturally made or the way it has ...
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Abscessformationoccurs typically seven days after a wound infection, as happened here.
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Intramuscular injections may lead to local necrosis andabscessformation.
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Unlike contusions, hematomas do not usually interfere with gas exchange in the lung, but they do increase the risk of infection andabscessformation.
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Local trauma orabscessformationcan adversely affect the ameloblasts overlying a developing crown, resulting in enamel hypocalcification or hypoplasia.
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Free gas in the tissues,abscessformationand foul-smelling discharge is commonly associated with the presence of anaerobic bacteria.
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The conclusion of the tests was that it was an inflammatory pseudocyst withabscessformation.
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Later complications may include arthritis or epididymoorchitis, spondylitis, neurobrucellosis, liverabscessformation, and endocarditis, the latter potentially fatal.
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Other sites involved in septic metastasis andabscessformationare the muscles and soft tissues, liver, spleen, kidneys and nervous system (intracranial abscesses, meningitis).
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More severe chorioamnionitis involves subamniotic tissue and may have fetal membrane necrosis and/orabscessformation.
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Other manifestations are temporary or permanent sterility, lameness, posterior paralysis, spondylitis, andabscessformation.
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The usual surgical finding is diffuse cellulitis without localizedabscessformation.
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More severe symptoms such as high fever, shock and jaundice indicate the development of complications such asabscessformation, perforation or ascending cholangitis.
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Pulpitis can lead toabscessformationand eventually spread to the mandible and other neck spaces.
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At this stage the death of the pulp starts which eventually progresses to periapicalabscessformation(chronic pulpitis).
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In lung cancer, cavitation can represent central tumor necrosis (tissue death) or secondaryabscessformation.
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Other potential complications of a spreading pericoronal abscess include peritonsillarabscessformationor cellulitis.
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Their pathogenicity partly results from their ability to produce capsular polysaccharide, which is protective against phagocytosis and stimulatesabscessformation.
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If that seal fails to form for any reason, fluid from within the gastrointestinal tract can leak into the sterile abdominal cavity and give rise to infection andabscessformation.
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Potential complications includeabscessformation.
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