Abscess

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Classification Anal Abscess Appendicular Abscess Brain Abscess Breast Abscess Colon Abscess Cutaneous Abscess Liver Abscess Lung Abscess Pancreatic Abscess Retropharyngeal Abscess Splenic Abscess Tonsillar and Peritonsillar Abscess
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]:Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]

Causes

Abscesses are caused by many different pathogens based on their anatomical location. The following table summarizes pathogenic causes of abscesses.

Anatomical location	Common causes	Less common causes	Comments
Brain abscess	Staphylococcus aureus Streptococcus spp Cryptococcus neoformans Cysticercosis Toxoplasma gondii	Pseudomonas aeruginosa Enterobacter spp Haemophilus spp	Causes of brain abscess depends on the source of infection. To see a complete list of brain abscesses's causes, click here.
Tonsillar abscess