A friend went to the E.R. w/two hugh abcesses and immediately was admitted and had two surgeries. No one in the medical field could give a clear answer. She was told it had nothing to do w/hygeine (she is very clean). She was also told it was a staph infection. Just no clear answers. She is recovering nicely.
2006-06-28 10:17:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001353.htm
2006-06-28 10:21:51 · answer #1 · answered by helixburger 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well you can be a staph carrier and then when your body comes under stress the abcess starts and surfaces..or you can contract it from somewhere or someone very easily....if an abcess isnt treated right away it can cause some major problems and risks to ones health....i.e. nerve damage in face and in face if not treated in time can travel to the brain very fast and then cause permanent damage such as death....once you have it there's always a chance for re-occurance of the infection..staph is a very opportunistic bacteria....and getting a staph infection is more common than people think..
2006-06-28 10:34:50 · answer #2 · answered by minx64 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an abcess is caused by an infection
2006-06-28 10:21:58 · answer #3 · answered by punk pirate 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bacteroides fragilis - an opportunistic pathogen and obligate anaerobe.
2006-06-28 10:21:16 · answer #4 · answered by kodiak 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why worry if she recovering nicely
2006-06-28 10:21:30 · answer #5 · answered by pancake 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG thats crazy. Good thing she got that out. ooooops gotta go...KRBE is giving away $100.00 in free gas.......later
2006-06-28 10:22:19 · answer #6 · answered by budgetcasket 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋