"Abscess" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Accumulation of purulent material in tissues, organs, or circumscribed spaces, usually associated with signs of infection.
| Descriptor ID |
D000038
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.830.025 C23.550.470.756.100
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Abscess" by people in Profiles.
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Calcified Umbilical Nodule with Abdominal Pain. Am J Med. 2021 04; 134(4):474-476.
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Impact of Decolonization Protocols and Recurrence in Pediatric MRSA Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections. J Surg Res. 2019 10; 242:70-77.
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Ultrasound of Soft Tissue Masses and Fluid Collections. Radiol Clin North Am. 2019 May; 57(3):657-669.
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An Acute Nocardia Infection in a Pediatric Hand. J Hand Surg Am. 2019 Apr; 44(4):343.e1-343.e3.
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High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Heating Improves Perfusion and Antimicrobial Efficacy in Mouse Staphylococcus Abscess. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2018 04; 44(4):909-914.
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Aspiration for acute pilonidal abscess-a cohort study. J Surg Res. 2018 03; 223:123-127.
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Mycobacterium chelonae Scleral Abscess After Intravitreal Ranibizumab Injection. Cornea. 2016 Aug; 35(8):1136-7.
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Renal abscess yields elusive hypermucoviscous phenotype of, uropathogenic Escherichia coli: a case report. J Okla State Med Assoc. 2013 Nov; 106(11):435-8.
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Blood cultures in the evaluation of uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infections. Pediatrics. 2013 Sep; 132(3):454-9.
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Cerebral melioidosis for the first time in the western hemisphere. J Neurosurg. 2013 Dec; 119(6):1591-5.