Almost 90% of all anal abscesses are caused by blocked glands that become infected. The most common type of anal abscess is a perianal abscess, which typically appears as a painful swelling near the ...

A tooth abscess is a collection of pus that forms inside a tooth or its surrounding structures. The abscess itself is one of the later stages of tooth decay, and typically occurs before tooth loss.

A pyogenic liver abscess is a collection of pus in the liver that forms when a bacterial infection reaches the organ. Without early diagnosis and treatment, a pyogenic liver abscess may lead to severe ...

A lung abscess is a cavity filled with pus. In most cases, it’s the result of a bacterial infection in lung tissue. The infection causes lung tissue to die. Pus collects in the resulting space. A lung ...

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 ...

Pennington was hospitalized in July after he woke up and “could barely breathe" Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. She has also published ...

The HGTV star revealed that he was in the ICU after what he thought was a sore throat turned out to be a large abscess that was closing off his airway thetypennington/Instagram Ty Pennington is on the ...

A single mother narrowly escaped death and spent five months in hospital after an abscess on her tooth led to a life-threatening infection on her brain. Rebecca Dalton, 35, suddenly saw her ...

Blocked airway. Mucus can form behind a tumor or foreign object in your windpipe and cause an abscess. If bacteria get into the mucus, the blockage stops you from coughing it out. Blood-borne causes.