The patient’s lesion was punctured and expressed copious pus. He was placed on treatment with cephalexin; on follow-up examination 1 week later, the site had fully resolved. Stephen Schleicher, MD, is ...

A skin abscess is a bump within or below the skin’s surface. It is usually full of pus, painful, and may feel thick and swollen. This is typically caused by a bacterial infection. A skin abscess may ...

Dr. Pimple Popper cut open and squeezed what looked like an abscess above a patients lip, only to eject a little river rock. The growth is probably a salivary duct stone, which is like a kidney stone ...