Editing Abscess (section)

==Pathophysiology==
An abscess is a [[immune system|defensive reaction]] of the tissue to prevent the spread of infectious materials to other parts of the body.<ref>{{Cite web |title=abscess |url=https://www.vetneuro.com/index.php/resources/reference/glossary/63-abscess |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=www.vetneuro.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |title=A Brief Study on Abscess: A Review |url=https://www.easpublisher.com/journal-details/easjpp/57/434 |journal=EAS Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology |volume=3 |issue=5}}</ref>

Organisms or foreign materials destroy the local [[cell (biology)|cells]], which results in the release of [[cytokine]]s. The cytokines trigger an [[inflammation|inflammatory response]], which draws large numbers of [[white blood cell]]s to the area and increases the regional blood flow.<ref name=":0" />

The final structure of the abscess is an abscess wall, or capsule, that is formed by the adjacent healthy cells in an attempt to keep the pus from infecting neighboring structures. However, such encapsulation tends to prevent immune cells from attacking bacteria in the pus, or from reaching the causative organism or foreign object.<ref name=":0" />
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File:Blausen 0007 Abscess.png|A diagram of an abscess
file:Pyemic abscesses of kidney.jpg|[[Pyaemia|Pyemic]] abscesses of a [[kidney]]
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