For anyone who feels a lump near their groin, whether it hurts or not, knowing what could be causing it is really important.

Cellulitis is a bacterial infection that develops in your skin. It can affect any part of your body, including your groin area. Even though it can infect your groin, it does not spread directly ...

Correspondence to: Mr Gomez, Department of Surgery, Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant, CF72 8XR, Wales, UK; kfg{at}doctors.org.uk The case is reported of a young rugby player who presented with ...

Suppurative psoas abscess is an unusual lesion that is unfamiliar to many orthopaedic specialists, which can make an accurate and timely diagnosis problematic. The symptoms associated with this ...

A 58-year-old, white man presented to the emergency department 3 weeks after first being evaluated at another clinic where he was told he had an inguinal hernia and should seek further medical ...

A cyst is a sac or cavity that may be filled with pus, semi-solid material, or air. It doesn’t usually cause pain until it gets large. An abscess is a painful, red infection that’s filled with pus. A ...

SHAVING her bikini line almost cost a mum ‘her life’ – after she developed three deadly infections as well as a pus-filled abscess in her groin. Crystal Worel shaved with a razor in the shower before ...