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- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
Often, a sample of fluid will be taken from the abscess and tested to see what organism is causing the problem.
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Abscess Treatment
Review Date: 08/14/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
