Sentences with phrase «capsule of the abscess»

This can be due to a number of factors such as difficulty in removing all the abscessed tissue due to location, the inability of antibiotics to penetrate the capsule of the abscess, the presence of draining tracts coming off the abscess, and the possibility that the underlying cause of the abscess was not treated.
Please note that using antibiotics as the sole treatment without at least opening and cleaning the abscess is usually unsuccessful because these drugs can not adequately penetrate the thick capsule of the abscess and kill the bacteria inside.

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Rabbit abscesses form a thick capsule around the infection that effectively walls it off from the rest of the body.
An abscess is a cavity containing pus surrounded by a capsule of thickened, inflamed tissue.
This fibrous capsule impedes the penetration of antibiotics given to the animal to treat the abscess.
Your vet will need to perform aggressive surgical removal of the whole abscess and it's fibrous capsule.
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