In the adult group with acute sinusitis, symptoms such as nasal congestion, facial pain, and purulent discharge improved significantly after 3 days of use - with reductions of 53%, 78%, and 61%, ...

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 ...

Topical antibiotics are not presently indicated for deeper infections such as cellulitis and abscesses, or accompanied systemic disease. The incidence of problematic resistant pathogens has ...

An intense burning sensation on the skin could be due to cellulitis. Cellulitis is a bacterial infection of the deepest layers of the skin. Antibiotics can treat cellulitis. Cellulitis can spread ...

The lymph nodes in your neck and other parts of your body can be swollen for years, but this does not always mean it is a sign of cancer. You might have a common cold, throat infection, or another ...

A runny nose, scratchy throat, and nonstop sneezing -- you can't miss the signs of a cold. But mystery shrouds a lot of other things about it. Why do you seem to get them so often while your best ...

Gram-positive bacteria show blue or purple after Gram-staining in a laboratory test. They have thick cell walls. Gram-negative bacteria show pink or red on staining and have thin walls. They ...

Cellulitis: clinical review Prompt diagnosis and tailored treatment are essential in cellulitis. by Dr Ava Lee and Dr Nick Levell Sign in to continue Sign In Email address Password Stay signed in ...

Increasing incidence of gonorrhoea is likely to lead to more complicated and systemic presentations such as pelvic inflammatory disease, septic arthritis, and neonatal infection Increasing ...

Purulent pericardial effusions are rare and represent the most severe form of bacterial pericarditis. The authors present a case of a male in his 40s with a massive purulent pericardial effusion due ...

Background/aims To understand whether the epidemiology, aetiologies, common pathogens and the antibiotic efficacy against the identified bacteria of periorbital cellulitis in adults have changed ...

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 ...