Symptoms of Abscess

Symptoms of Abscess: Introduction

General symptoms of an abscess include swelling, redness, inflammation, and pain or tenderness in the affected area. These are the classic symptoms of a skin abscess, also known as a boil.

Symptoms of internal abscesses, such as a brain abscess or a liver abscess, differ depending on the type of abscess and the area of the body that is affected. Symptoms can include fever, chills, and severe pain to affected area. For example, a pancreatic abscess results in severe abdominal pain. A tooth abscess results in severe gum and mouth pain, and a rectal abscess results in severe rectal pain.

If an abscess is not recognized and treated promptly, it can lead to gangrene and permanent tissue and organ damage. The infection from an abscess can also spread to the bloodstream, and lead to serious, even life-threatening complications, such as sepsis, kidney failure, and death. Symptoms of complications may include confusion, lethargy, delirium, seizures, low blood pressure, shock, loss of consciousness, and coma....more about Abscess »

Symptoms of Abscess

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Abscess includes the 6 symptoms listed below:

• Local pain
• Fever
• Local swelling
• Local redness
• Local soreness
• Soft lump under the skin
• more information...»

Research symptoms & diagnosis of Abscess:

• Overview -- Abscess
• Diagnostic Tests for Abscess
• Doctors & Specialists
• Misdiagnosis and Alternative Diagnoses
• Hidden Causes of Abscess
• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

Abscess: Symptom Checkers

Review the available symptom checkers for these symptoms of Abscess:

• Fever -- Symptom Checker
• Local swelling -- Symptom Checker
• Local redness -- Symptom Checker

Abscess: Symptom Assessment Questionnaires

Review the available Assessment Questionnaires for the symptoms of Abscess:

• Fever -- Assessment Questionnaire

Diagnostic Testing

Diagnostic testing of medical conditions related to Abscess:

• Pus swab test - to identify the type of bacteria causing the abscess.
• Needle aspiration of fluid (pus) in abscess - to identify the type of bacteria causing the abscess.
• more tests...»

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Do I have Abscess?

• Abscess: Introduction
• Abscess: Diagnostic Testing to confirm diagnosis
• Alternative diagnoses and misdiagnosis for Abscess
• Hidden Causes of Abscess
• Treatments for Abscess
• More about Abscess

Wrongly Diagnosed with Abscess?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Abscess includes:

• Breast Cancer
• Cyst
• Vulvar cancer
• Vulvar lesions
• more diagnoses...»

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More about symptoms of Abscess:

More information about symptoms of Abscess and related conditions:

• Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses
• Tests to determine if these are the symptoms of Abscess
• Underlying causes of Abscess

Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Fever - see all causes of Fever
• Local pain - see all causes of Pain
• Local redness - see all causes of Local redness
• Local soreness - see all causes of Skin pain
• Local swelling - see all causes of Local swelling
• Soft lump under the skin - see all causes of Skin bumps

Abscess as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Abscess as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Abscess.

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

• Diagnostic Testing for a Diagnosis of Abscess
• Research Alternative Diagnoses for Abscess
• More about Abscess
• Online Diagnosis
• Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
• Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis
• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
• Lesser known silent killer diseases
• Books on signs and symptoms

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About signs and symptoms of Abscess:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Abscess. This signs and symptoms information for Abscess has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Abscess signs or Abscess symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Abscess may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Abscess symptoms.

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