Abscess (Cutaneous)

Management of skin and soft tissue abscesses.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

DermatologySurgeryEmergency Medicine

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Clinical Guidelines

British HIV Association guidelines for the management of tuberculosis in adults living with HIV 2011

British HIV Association guidelines for the management of tuberculosis in adults living with HIV 2019 (2019 interim update)

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) consensus guidelines: Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis in adults