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Abscess of axilla

MedGen UID:
75509
Concept ID:
C0263115
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Axillary Abscess
SNOMED CT: Abscess of axilla (13802001)

Definition

A collection of pus that has formed in the axilla. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbscess of axilla

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Okun MM, Flamm A, Werley EB, Kirby JS
J Emerg Med 2022 Nov;63(5):636-644. Epub 2022 Oct 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2022.08.001. PMID: 36243614
Świerczewska Z, Lewandowski M, Surowiecka A, Barańska-Rybak W
Int J Mol Sci 2022 Aug 26;23(17) doi: 10.3390/ijms23179716. PMID: 36077114Free PMC Article
Saunte DML, Jemec GBE
JAMA 2017 Nov 28;318(20):2019-2032. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.16691. PMID: 29183082

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Smiley C, Strunk A, Butt M, Kirby J, Garg A
Dermatology 2023;239(2):273-276. Epub 2022 Dec 20 doi: 10.1159/000528752. PMID: 36538899
Goldburg SR, Strober BE, Payette MJ
J Am Acad Dermatol 2020 May;82(5):1045-1058. Epub 2019 Oct 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.08.090. PMID: 31604104
Ingram JR
Clin Med (Lond) 2016 Feb;16(1):70-3. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.16-1-70. PMID: 26833521Free PMC Article
Kimball AB, Kerdel F, Adams D, Mrowietz U, Gelfand JM, Gniadecki R, Prens EP, Schlessinger J, Zouboulis CC, van der Zee HH, Rosenfeld M, Mulani P, Gu Y, Paulson S, Okun M, Jemec GB
Ann Intern Med 2012 Dec 18;157(12):846-55. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-157-12-201212180-00004. PMID: 23247938
Bonnlander H, Rossignol AM
Am J Public Health 1993 Apr;83(4):583-5. doi: 10.2105/ajph.83.4.583. PMID: 8460741Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Okun MM, Flamm A, Werley EB, Kirby JS
J Emerg Med 2022 Nov;63(5):636-644. Epub 2022 Oct 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2022.08.001. PMID: 36243614
Goldburg SR, Strober BE, Payette MJ
J Am Acad Dermatol 2020 May;82(5):1045-1058. Epub 2019 Oct 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.08.090. PMID: 31604104
Torres-Navarro I, Piqueras-García J, Botella-Estrada R
Actas Dermosifiliogr (Engl Ed) 2019 Nov;110(9):e1. Epub 2019 Jun 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2018.01.020. PMID: 31196556
Saunte DML, Jemec GBE
JAMA 2017 Nov 28;318(20):2019-2032. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.16691. PMID: 29183082
Jackson VP
Radiology 1990 Nov;177(2):305-11. doi: 10.1148/radiology.177.2.2217759. PMID: 2217759

Therapy

Świerczewska Z, Lewandowski M, Surowiecka A, Barańska-Rybak W
Int J Mol Sci 2022 Aug 26;23(17) doi: 10.3390/ijms23179716. PMID: 36077114Free PMC Article
Jourabchi N, Anzaldi L, Erdag G, Cohen B
Dermatol Surg 2018 Mar;44(3):447-449. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000001224. PMID: 28661996
Saunte DML, Jemec GBE
JAMA 2017 Nov 28;318(20):2019-2032. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.16691. PMID: 29183082
Traeger L, Jayasuriya M, Suppiah A, Devitt PG
ANZ J Surg 2017 Sep;87(9):E106-E107. Epub 2015 Apr 1 doi: 10.1111/ans.13010. PMID: 25829025
Kimball AB, Kerdel F, Adams D, Mrowietz U, Gelfand JM, Gniadecki R, Prens EP, Schlessinger J, Zouboulis CC, van der Zee HH, Rosenfeld M, Mulani P, Gu Y, Paulson S, Okun M, Jemec GB
Ann Intern Med 2012 Dec 18;157(12):846-55. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-157-12-201212180-00004. PMID: 23247938

Prognosis

Smiley C, Strunk A, Butt M, Kirby J, Garg A
Dermatology 2023;239(2):273-276. Epub 2022 Dec 20 doi: 10.1159/000528752. PMID: 36538899
Okun MM, Flamm A, Werley EB, Kirby JS
J Emerg Med 2022 Nov;63(5):636-644. Epub 2022 Oct 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2022.08.001. PMID: 36243614
Goldburg SR, Strober BE, Payette MJ
J Am Acad Dermatol 2020 May;82(5):1045-1058. Epub 2019 Oct 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.08.090. PMID: 31604104
Kimball AB, Kerdel F, Adams D, Mrowietz U, Gelfand JM, Gniadecki R, Prens EP, Schlessinger J, Zouboulis CC, van der Zee HH, Rosenfeld M, Mulani P, Gu Y, Paulson S, Okun M, Jemec GB
Ann Intern Med 2012 Dec 18;157(12):846-55. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-157-12-201212180-00004. PMID: 23247938
Fong EP, Tan WT, Chye LT
Burns 2000 Nov;26(7):673-5. doi: 10.1016/s0305-4179(00)00020-6. PMID: 10925195

Clinical prediction guides

Mintoff D, Pace NP, Borg I
JAMA Dermatol 2023 Sep 1;159(9):939-944. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2023.2227. PMID: 37494055Free PMC Article
Smiley C, Strunk A, Butt M, Kirby J, Garg A
Dermatology 2023;239(2):273-276. Epub 2022 Dec 20 doi: 10.1159/000528752. PMID: 36538899
Sokołowska B, Majowicz D, Kozioł M, Czabak O, Wąsik-Szczepanek E, Juda A, Soroka-Wojtaszko M, Hus M
Ann Agric Environ Med 2021 Dec 29;28(4):733-736. Epub 2021 Sep 20 doi: 10.26444/aaem/140006. PMID: 34969238
Kimball AB, Kerdel F, Adams D, Mrowietz U, Gelfand JM, Gniadecki R, Prens EP, Schlessinger J, Zouboulis CC, van der Zee HH, Rosenfeld M, Mulani P, Gu Y, Paulson S, Okun M, Jemec GB
Ann Intern Med 2012 Dec 18;157(12):846-55. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-157-12-201212180-00004. PMID: 23247938
Alharbi Z, Kauczok J, Pallua N
BMC Dermatol 2012 Jun 26;12:9. doi: 10.1186/1471-5945-12-9. PMID: 22734714Free PMC Article

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