Almond abscess The almond abscess or peritonsillar abscess is a severe inflammation of the tonsils in the throat. Various viruses and bacteria can cause acute tonsillitis (peritonsillar inflammation), which causes the tonsils to swell and begin to fester. As a secondary disease of peritonsillary inflammation, a tonsil abscess can occur, but this is only very … Almond abscess | Pharyngeal abscess
Definition An abscess on the chin is an accumulation of pus in an encapsulated tissue cavity. The pus is caused by the penetration of certain pathogens, which cause an inflammatory reaction and multiply. In most cases, these pathogens are certain bacteria, the so-called staphylococci, which are part of the normal skin colonization and can penetrate … Abscess on the chin
Therapy It is particularly important to avoid squeezing or manipulating the abscess. This creates a high risk of spreading the causative pathogens. The method of choice for treating the abscess on the chin is surgical opening. In this procedure, the abscess capsule is split by a small incision with a scalpel, allowing the pus to … Therapy | Abscess on the chin
Duration of the healing process Since an abscess always has to be surgically split and drained, a wound is always present. Depending on how large and how deep the abscess has been on the chin, the healing time also differs. However, at least one to two weeks should be allowed for a complete healing, no … Duration of the healing process | Abscess on the chin
Definition – What is a delayed pneumonia? If pneumonia is not treated properly, the disease does not heal completely and the result is a protracted pneumonia. This is a dangerous clinical picture, which can lead to serious complications and in the worst case can even be fatal. Often these risks are not known to the … Carried over pneumonia
Course of a delayed pneumonia The course of a delayed pneumonia is significantly longer and more severe than that of an acute disease. A simple pneumonia heals completely after three weeks at the latest. If, on the other hand, the disease is carried forward, the affected persons suffer from the symptoms for a very long … Course of a delayed pneumonia | Carried over pneumonia
Diagnosis of protracted pneumonia A doctor diagnoses a delayed pneumonia by first asking specific questions about the existing symptoms. Then a physical examination is performed, which usually reveals pathological changes in the lungs. This is followed by a blood sample, and the subsequent laboratory examination reveals increased inflammation values. If there is a suspicion of … Diagnosis of protracted pneumonia | Carried over pneumonia
Introduction Late sequelae are the delayed appearance of symptoms in relation to the actual disease event, in this case the wasp sting. They usually occur at the earliest two to three days after the wasp sting and are therefore no longer directly part of the acute course of the disease. Overall, however, late effects of … Wasp sting – You should expect these late effects
How many wasp stings are deadly? First of all it has to be said that it is extremely unlikely to actually die from a wasp sting. If at all, one is much more likely to die from the anaphylactic shock that occurs immediately after the sting than from the late effects of the sting. The … How many wasp stings are deadly? | Wasp sting – You should expect these late effects
