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  2. Postoperative wounds - Wikipedia

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    [2] [4] Most infections are present within the first 30 days after surgery. [5] Surgical wounds can become infected by bacteria, regardless if the bacteria is already present on the patient's skin or if the bacteria is spread to the patient due to contact with infected individuals. [ 5 ]

  3. Mycobacteroides chelonae - Wikipedia

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    On average, two cases of nonpulmonary M. chelonae infection are reported in South Australia each year. [6] This bacterium is capable of causing skin, soft tissue, and bone infections, particularly after trauma and surgery. It has been documented as a cause of breast infections after nipple piercing.

  4. Cellulitis - Wikipedia

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    Cellulitis in 2015 resulted in about 16,900 deaths worldwide, up from 12,600 in 2005. [8] Cellulitis is a common global health burden, with more than 650,000 admissions per year in the United States alone. In the United States, an estimated 14.5 million cases annually of cellulitis account for $3.7 billion in ambulatory care costs alone.

  5. Breast surgery - Wikipedia

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    The combined effects of radiation and breast cancer surgery can in particular lead to complications such as breast fibrosis, secondary lymphoedema (which may occur in the arm, the breast or the chest, in particular after axillary lymph node dissection [5] [6]), breast asymmetry, and chronic/recurrent breast cellulitis, each of these having long ...

  6. I Was Diagnosed With Breast Cancer at Age 22. Then a ... - AOL

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    In the two weeks that passed between my diagnosis and the first step—surgery to implant a chemotherapy port into my chest—it progressed to stage 3, meaning it had spread to nearby lymph nodes ...

  7. Anaerobic infection - Wikipedia

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    Skin involvement in subcutaneous tissue infections includes: cutaneous and subcutaneous abscesses, [37] breast abscess, decubitus ulcers, infected pilonidal cyst or sinus, Meleney's ulcer infected diabetic (vascular or trophic) ulcers, bite wound, [38] anaerobic cellulitis and gas gangrene, bacterial synergistic gangrene, and burn wound ...

  8. Erysipelas - Wikipedia

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    Erysipelas (/ ˌ ɛ r ə ˈ s ɪ p ə l ə s /) is a relatively common bacterial infection of the superficial layer of the skin (upper dermis), extending to the superficial lymphatic vessels within the skin, characterized by a raised, well-defined, tender, bright red rash, typically on the face or legs, but which can occur anywhere on the skin.

  9. Baby Has $5 Million Surgery to Remove Left Side of Brain at ...

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    Related: Mom Noticed Her Toddler Was Acting Strange.Days Later, She Found Out It Was Stage 4 Cancer (Exclusive) From there, things began to get worse. Andalusia recalls seeing Caper’s eye twitch ...