abscess

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

“I feel a lot better now,” said Scott, who hadn’t pitched in the playoffs before having an abscess incision on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025

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

From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2024

He was due to undergo his seventh - and what he hoped was his last - operation on an abscess affecting his bowel.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2024

After the doctor took care of the abscess, Adams asked the engineer, “Where are you getting these babies from?”

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

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

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

Muthu Raja was in pain and covered in abscesses when removed from the temple last November, AFP reported.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2023

A shiny, bright red rash, called St. Anthony’s fire, covered his swollen leg, and pus-filled abscesses protruded beneath the skin.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple