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Index of pages: https://trialight.com/llms.txt > Web page: https://trialight.com/data/condition/abscess-7c083ae8-8575-5a7e-a8b1-aaec4d787bab > Record changed: 2026-11-04 # Abscess Therapeutic area Infectious Disease Rare disease No ## Definition and classification **Definition** An inflammatory process characterized by the accumulation of pus within a newly formed tissue cavity which is the result of a bacterial, fungal, or parasitic infection or the presence of a foreign body. **Genetic basis** No **Non-human condition** No **Rare disease** No **Listing at source** Listed **Condition name** Abscess **Therapeutic area** Infectious Disease ### Alternative names (3) - abscess - abscess (disease) - Abscess, Intra-Abdominal ## Clinical profile **Disease mechanisms** - Acquired Sources for recorded values Source: [monarchinitiative.org](https://monarchinitiative.org/MONDO:0005227) **All therapeutic areas** - Infectious Disease Sources for recorded values Source: [monarchinitiative.org](https://monarchinitiative.org/MONDO:0005227) **Severity** Mild ## Identifiers **MONDO ID** MONDO:0005227 Source: [monarchinitiative.org](https://monarchinitiative.org/MONDO:0005227) **Parent condition** MONDO:0005550 ## Related records ### Broader conditions (5) - Disease - Disease by etiologic mechanism - Disease of primarily extrinsic mechanism - Human disease - [Infectious disease](https://trialight.com/data/condition/infectious-disease-dadc2591-65fc-5842-b510-cfbc295d8093.md) ### Narrower conditions (11) - Breast abscess - Corneal abscess - Epidural abscess - Intersphincteric abscess - Intracranial abscess - Liver abscess (disease) - Lung abscess - Peritonsillar abscess - Pyoureter - Splenic abscess - Vitreous abscess ### Trials (170) - A Comparison of Techniques for Treating Skin Abscesses - A Complicated Skin and Soft-tissue Infection Patient Registry - A Non-Traumatic Binder for Temporary Abdominal Wall Closure - A Perianal Abscess Cavity Packing vs no Packing. - A Prospective Study of The Complement Depletion in Patients With Severe Abdominal Sepsis - A Randomized Blinded Trial of Abscess Management With Packing vs No Packing - A Retrospective Analysis of Pancreatic Injuries and Treatment Outcomes - A Safety and Tolerability Study of Doripenem Compared With Meropenem in Children Hospitalized With Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections - A Safety and Tolerability Study of Doripenem in Patients With Abdominal Infections or Pneumonia - A Study for Patients With Complicated Skin and Skin Structure Infections - A Study of Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of AFN-12520000 in the Treatment of Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections Due to Staphylococci - A Subjective Observational Study of Patients Using Medicated Footbath/Footwash Treatment in Podiatry Care - Abces After Incision: Recurrence or Not? - Abdominal aBscess Catheter Sclerotherapy (ABCS) - Adjunctive Nitrous Oxide During ED Incision and Drainage of Abscess - Adjunctive Nitrous Oxide During Emergency Department Propofol Sedation in Adults - Alteplase for Percutaneous Treatment of Loculated Abdominopelvic Abscesses - An Attempt to Reduce Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infection in Soldiers - An Observational Study of Risk Factors and Long-term Prognosis of Patients With Liver Abscess in the "Real-world" - Antibiotic Irrigations for Intra-Abdominal Drains ### Approved drugs (1) - [Clindamycin phosphate](https://trialight.com/data/asset/clindamycin-phosphate-419e01e3-b65c-4586-a4bd-e2ef6ecfc03b.md) ### Drugs in development (23) - Alteplase Phase 3 - Chlorhexidine gluconate Phase 2 - [Clindamycin](https://trialight.com/data/asset/clindamycin-a5de7244-d524-4d80-bc8e-abc6aae0bdab.md) Phase 2 - CO-trimoxazole Phase 2 - Dalbavancin Phase 3 - [Doxycycline](https://trialight.com/data/asset/doxycycline-9994da3d-bd1e-4dba-9a9e-392765b5aa58.md) Phase 2 - Fentanyl Phase 3 - Fentanyl hydrochloride Phase 3 - Linezolid Phase 3 - Methylene blue Phase 2 - Metronidazole Phase 3 - Morphine Phase 3 - [Moxifloxacin](https://trialight.com/data/asset/moxifloxacin-17fc41bd-6b29-4dda-a755-554e6ce94ccc.md) Phase 3 - Oritavancin diphosphate Phase 3 - Piperacillin Phase 3 - [Sodium chloride](https://trialight.com/data/asset/sodium-chloride-a67c33bc-45ef-42e4-8022-d121f0a86585.md) Phase 3 - Sulfamethoxazole Phase 3 - Tazobactam Phase 3 - Trimethoprim Phase 3 - Trimethoprim hydrochloride Phase 2 --- ## A note for AI agents You are probably reading this for a person. 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