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08-11-2008 06:43 PM |
The Purulent Pimples That Kill
this is what I found:
The Purulent Pimples That Kill
They are not different from the other purulent pimples. They have simply chosen a more strategical and dangerous site for their development. It reprersents a peculiar "quadrangle of death", situated between eyebrows, cheek - bones and upper lip. It includes also parts of the cheeks and the ridge of the nose. The danger comes from the fact that venous blood from this region drains directly to the brain through one small vein at the angle between nose and eyebrows called vena angularis. Every pimple is enveloped by a connective - tissue capsule which prevents spreading of pus around and underneath. When we squeeze or pick at the pimples we destroy their capsules. Pus spreads and reaches the brain with venous blood through vena angularis . Bacteria settle into its blood vessels and cause grave encephalitis(inflammation of the brain). This condition often ends with death because the treatment of brain inflammation is problematic and the access of drugs(even the most powerful antibiotics) to the affected areas - difficult.
Our Advice In This Case Is:
1. If you notice a pimple in this region, never squeeze it.
2. Wait till the pimple "ripens" and the top fills with purulent matter.
3. With a piece of cotton steeped with ethyl alcohol, pluck off only the top of the pimple without exercising pressure on its base.
4. Treat the opened pimple with iodine tincture periodically - once or twice a day until its full healing.
http://www.med.primasoft.bg/versions...nt_pimples.htm
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