Paget's abscess

A Paget's abscess, named by eminent British surgeon and pathologist Sir James Paget, is an abscess that recurs at the site of a former abscess which had resolved.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Robert D. Cohen (1 April 2013). Skin and Bones. Matador. p. 45. ISBN 978-1780884936. Retrieved 17 October 2017. Sir James Paget (1814–1899) had several diseases named after him, in addition to Paget's disease of bone. Paget's disease of the nipple ... and Paget's abscess, which is an abscess recurring at the site of a previous abscess.
  2. ↑ Edward W Odell (30 June 2017). Cawson's Essentials of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine (9th ed.). Elsevier Canada. ISBN 978-0702049828. Retrieved 17 October 2017. Sir James Paget (1814–1899) ... described several diseases that bear his name: Paget's disease of the nipple ... , extramammary Paget's disease, Paget's abscess and Paget's disease of bone.
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