draining sinus

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draining sinus

An abnormal passageway leading from inside the body to the outside. This is usually due to an infectious process.

See also: sinus

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The most important finding of this case demonstrates the spontaneous resolution of a draining sinus tract after a patient weaned himself off AST and has had no signs of infection over the last 10 years.

Self-Resolution of a Draining Sinus Tract in a Patient with Chronic Periprosthetic Hip Infection

At follow-up, she was noted to have a draining sinus at the distal femur, which was treated with wet-to-dry dressings.

Chronic Osteomyelitis of the Distal Femur Treated with Resection and Delayed Endoprosthetic Reconstruction: A Report of Three Cases

Note the swelling, induration, and draining sinus tracts in the perineal region in this male patient.

Natural history, presentation, and diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa

However, the concern arises due to the susceptibility to recurrent infection that may result in a chronic draining sinus. Infection is a concern with any pilonidal sinus although it is suggested that this is a more common occurrence in sheep shearers with up to six exacerbations in one year.

A true pilonidal sinus in the hand of a sheep shearer

(2) Uncommonly, the cyst may become secondarily infected, resulting in osteomyelitis with formation of an abscess and draining sinus to the overlying skin.

Echinococcal disease of the bone: an unusual cause of a pathological fracture

of Princess Margaret Hospital for Children for assessment of tooth 41 and the possibility that this was associated with an external draining sinus on her chin.

Case report: the hazards of oral piercing

Clinically, actinomycosis presents as an insidious-on set, chronic suppurating wound that is characterized by multiple draining sinus tracts.

Actinomycosis of the temporal bone: a report of a case

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