- Pott abscess
- an abscess associated with tuberculosis of the spine.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Pott abscess
Look at other dictionaries:
Abscess — A local accumulation of pus anywhere in the body. The following are some examples of abscesses: {{}}A skin abscess is better known as a common boil; A peritonsillar abscess is a persistent collection of pus behind the tonsils; and A perianal… … Medical dictionary
Pott disease — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|A|18|0|a|15, ICD10|M|49|0|m|45 ICD9 = ICD9|015.0 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D014399Pott disease is a presentation of extrapulmonary… … Wikipedia
Pott aneurysm disease etc. — (pot) [Sir Percivall Pott, English surgeon, 1714–1788] see aneurysmal varix, under varix; see tuberculosis of spine; and see under abscess, curvature, fracture, paraplegia, and tumor … Medical dictionary
Pott — Sir Percivall, English surgeon, 1714–1788. See P. abscess, P. aneurysm, P. curvature, P. disease, P. fracture, P. paralysis, P. paraplegia … Medical dictionary
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
List of eponymous diseases — An eponymous disease is one that has been named after the person who first described the condition. This usually involves publishing an article in a respected medical journal. Rarely an eponymous disease may be named after a patient (examples… … Wikipedia
Sinusitis — Classification and external resources Left sided maxillar sinusitis marked by an arrow. Note the absence of the air transparency indicating the presence of fluid in contrast to the other side. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Whipple's disease — Classification and external resources Low magnification micrograph of Whipple s disease showing the characteristic foamy appearing infiltrate of the lamina propria. Duodenal biopsy. H& … Wikipedia
Guillaume Dupuytren — Guillaume Dupuytren. Guillaume Dupuytren, Baron (October 5, 1777 – February 8, 1835) was a French anatomist and military surgeon. Although he gained much esteem for treating Napoleon Bonaparte s hemorrhoids, he is best known today for Dupuytren s … Wikipedia
Osteomyelitis — Classification and external resources Osteomyelitis of the tibia of a young child. Numerous abscesses in the bone show as radiolucency. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
