Paget's abscess | |
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Named after | James Paget |
A Paget's abscess, named by eminent British surgeon and pathologist Sir James Paget, is an abscess that recurs at the site of a former abscess which had resolved.[1][2]
Sir James Paget (1814–1899) had several diseases named after him, in addition to Paget's disease of bone. Paget's disease of the nipple ... and Paget's abscess, which is an abscess recurring at the site of a previous abscess.
Sir James Paget (1814–1899) ... described several diseases that bear his name: Paget's disease of the nipple ... , extramammary Paget's disease, Paget's abscess and Paget's disease of bone.