abscess

They eventually suspected that Masaya had a persistent abscess, possibly caused by an old injury from a thorn.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

Elle had developed quinsy, external - a complication of tonsillitis where a pus-filled abscess grows between your tonsils and the wall of your throat - which turned into sepsis, external.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Alas, we’ll never know what Leni might have achieved as talking pictures staked their claim, for a tooth abscess went septic and killed him at age 44 in 1929.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025

You didn’t die of a tooth abscess that turned into sepsis.

From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2024

She examined him, observed his fever, his red eyes, his jaundice, his abdominal pain, and came up with nothing definite, but wondered if he had gallstones or a liver abscess.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

Perianal fistulae, abnormal connections between the anal canal and perianal skin, are a common complication of Crohn's disease that often result in painful abscesses and impact patients' quality of life.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024

She added some have not seen a dentist for 20 years, with a few losing their teeth, broken teeth, infections and long-term abscesses happening.

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2024

And severe untreated decay can lead to broken teeth, abscesses and, in extreme cases, even death.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2023

Penicillin antibiotics, which kill bacteria by preventing them from building a cell wall, are used to treat various illnesses such as pneumonia, meningitis, skin infections and dental abscesses.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2023

A prison report said, “He does high grade work caring for stock, and is able to do such operations as opening of abscesses and castrating of animals.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann