Background Pain in occipital neuralgia (ON) originates from the upper cervical nerves converging with the trigeminal complex. Greater occipital nerve (GON) blocks and radiofrequency treatments can be ...

Developmental odontogenic cysts can become infected but serious complications, such as potentially life-threatening cellulitis, are rare. This report describes a rare case of facial cellulitis ...

If you think you have an abscess, call your dentist. If you cannot reach a dentist, go to a hospital's emergency department for evaluation, especially if you feel sick. If an infection becomes so ...

Most of the time, you can avoid complications if you get treated and follow your doctor’s instructions on how often and how long to take antibiotics. You may hear these called “invasive strep ...

Conclusions The addition of a short course of clindamycin to flucloxacillin early on in limb cellulitis does not improve outcome. The addition of clindamycin doubles the likelihood of diarrhoea within ...

Flesh colored, painful nodular plaques on the vertex of the scalp which frequently discharge a seropurulent material. Patient reports a loss of hair in the affected area and states the condition ...

In severe cases, it can result in tooth loss. A periodontal abscess is an accumulation of pus within the gums surrounding a tooth. They are an immune system response to infection. A periodontal ...

Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp (DCS) is a type of neutrophilic scarring alopecia identified by the development of folliculitis with clusters of perifollicular pustules and then progresses to ...

Orbital cellulitis and abscess formation are rare complications of sinusitis, however acute orbital inflammation is secondary to sinusitis in about 70% of cases. Delay in diagnosis must not occur to ...