An infection in the deep neck space causes a retropharyngeal abscess. The condition can cause fatal airway obstruction, so doctors treat it as a medical emergency. A person’s symptoms can include ...

In her newest Instagram video, Dr. Pimple Popper takes on an abscess on a man's mouth and chin area. The abscess never ends—the doctor goes back more than three times to completely drain it. FYI: An ...

Now 24, Mullins is raising awareness about the dangers of sepsis, a deadly infection that kills many and often goes undiagnosed until it's too late According to the World Health Organization in 2020, ...

A peritonsillar abscess is a bacterial infection that usually begins as a complication of untreated strep throat or tonsillitis. A pus-filled pocket forms near one of your tonsils. It can cause pain ...

Cellulitis and skin abscesses are both due to bacterial infections. They may develop separately or together, and they need different treatments. Your skin is home to about 1,000 different species of ...

A retropharyngeal abscess is a life-threatening collection of pus that forms in the back of the throat. It typically develops when the lymph nodes behind your throat become infected. They may have ...

According to the World Health Organization, sepsis is the cause of one in five deaths worldwide Geraint Mullins was 16 years old when he popped a normal pimple and wound up hospitalized with sepsis ...