Medically reviewed by Susan Bard, MD Boils are painful, pus-filled, and are caused by infections like Staphylococcus aureus.Cysts are painless, non-infectious growths filled with keratin or other ...

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A nine-year-old girl in southern India died from a rare and often fatal infection caused by the “brain-eating amoeba”, local health authorities confirmed. The child from Thamarassery in Kerala’s ...

Bartholin cysts are common fluid-filled lumps that form near the opening of your vagina. When infected, they can become abscesses, which can have more severe symptoms and require different treatments.

What to do for this 7-year-old boy who was admitted to hospital 1 week after developing a fever that reached temperatures up to 40.2°C (104.4°F)? He was very lethargic and spitting up phlegm when he ...

The Bartholin glands sit on either side of the vagina and make lubricating fluid. When these glands get blocked, fluid can back up in them and form a Bartholin cyst. Bartholin cysts are often small ...

A nine-year-old girl in southern India died from a rare and often fatal infection caused by the “brain-eating amoeba”, local health authorities confirmed. At such a critical moment in US history, we ...