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Abscess of the brain, skin, spinal cord, or organs such as the kidneys; Endocarditis; Osteomyelitis; Permanent scarring of the skin; Sepsis; Spread of infection to other areas;
Source:ADAM
Date:April 12, 2007
An abscess is a localized collection of pus in any part of the body that is surrounded by swelling (inflammation.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 12, 2008
An abscess is a place of accumulation of the creamy white, yellow, or greenish fluid, known as pus, surrounded by reddened tissue. It is the result of the body's inflammatory response to a foreign body or a bacterial, viral, parasitic, or fungal i...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
An abscess is an enclosed collection of liquefied tissue, known as pus, somewhere in the body. It is the result of the body's defensive reaction to foreign material.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Sepsis is a severe illness in which the bloodstream is overwhelmed by bacteria.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 28, 2008
Sepsis refers to a bacterial infection in the bloodstream or body tissues. This is a very broad term covering the presence of many types of microscopic diseasecausing organisms.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Infection is characterized by an inflammatory response to the presence of microorganisms in the body. This response may include fever , chills, redness, swelling, pus formation and other responses. The most common cause of illness and death in pat...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Endocarditis is inflammation of the inside lining of the heart chambers and heart valves (endocardium. See also: Culture-negative endocarditis; Infective endocarditis.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 3, 2008
The endocardium is the inner lining of the heart muscle, which also covers the heart valves. When the endocardium becomes damaged, bacteria from the blood stream can become lodged on the heart valves or heart lining. The resulting infection is kno...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Endocarditis is an infection of the endocardium, the inner lining of the heart muscle and its four valves (tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral, and aortic). Abnormal or damaged endocardium is more likely to become infected when bacteria enter the bloodst...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Osteomyelitis is an acute or chronic bone infection.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 30, 2009
Osteomyelitis refers to a bone infection, almost always caused by a bacteria. Over time, the result can be destruction of the bone itself.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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