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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
Sayed CJ, Hsiao JL, Okun MM; Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation Women's Health Subcommittee
Obstet Gynecol 2021 Apr 1;137(4):731-746. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004321. PMID: 33706337Free 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
Alharbi Z, Kauczok J, Pallua N
BMC Dermatol 2012 Jun 26;12:9. doi: 10.1186/1471-5945-12-9. PMID: 22734714Free PMC Article
Yazdanyar S, Jemec GB
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2011 Apr;24(2):118-23. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e3283428d07. PMID: 21192260

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
Lewandowski M, Świerczewska Z, Barańska-Rybak W
Int J Dermatol 2022 Sep;61(9):1152-1164. Epub 2022 Feb 6 doi: 10.1111/ijd.16115. PMID: 35128643
Collier EK, Parvataneni RK, Lowes MA, Naik HB, Okun M, Shi VY, Hsiao JL
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2021 Jan;224(1):54-61. Epub 2020 Sep 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.09.036. PMID: 32980357Free PMC Article
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
Saunte DML, Jemec GBE
JAMA 2017 Nov 28;318(20):2019-2032. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.16691. PMID: 29183082

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
Giuffrida R, Cannavò SP, Coppola M, Guarneri C
Curr Pharm Biotechnol 2021;22(1):59-72. doi: 10.2174/1389201021666200505100556. PMID: 32368973
Nomura T
Front Immunol 2020;11:847. Epub 2020 May 20 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.00847. PMID: 32508815Free PMC Article
Saunte DML, Jemec GBE
JAMA 2017 Nov 28;318(20):2019-2032. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.16691. PMID: 29183082
Nazary M, van der Zee HH, Prens EP, Folkerts G, Boer J
Eur J Pharmacol 2011 Dec 15;672(1-3):1-8. Epub 2011 Sep 14 doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2011.08.047. PMID: 21930119

Prognosis

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
Sayed CJ, Hsiao JL, Okun MM; Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation Women's Health Subcommittee
Obstet Gynecol 2021 Apr 1;137(4):731-746. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004321. PMID: 33706337Free PMC Article
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
Yazdanyar S, Jemec GB
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2011 Apr;24(2):118-23. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e3283428d07. PMID: 21192260
Alikhan A, Lynch PJ, Eisen DB
J Am Acad Dermatol 2009 Apr;60(4):539-61; quiz 562-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.11.911. PMID: 19293006

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
González-Manso A, Agut-Busquet E, Romaní J, Vilarrasa E, Bittencourt F, Mensa A, Cantó E, Aróstegui JI, Vidal S
Dermatology 2021;237(3):365-371. Epub 2020 Nov 10 doi: 10.1159/000511045. PMID: 33171462
Alharbi Z, Kauczok J, Pallua N
BMC Dermatol 2012 Jun 26;12:9. doi: 10.1186/1471-5945-12-9. PMID: 22734714Free PMC Article
Jemec GB, Hansen U
J Am Acad Dermatol 1996 Jun;34(6):994-9. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(96)90277-7. PMID: 8647993

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