1 :moving in waves. 2 : variable, unstable. 3 : being movable and compressible a fluctuant abscess. What does Fluctuant abscess mean? Fluctuance can be described as a tense area of skin with a wave-like or boggy feeling upon palpation; this isthe pus which has accumulated beneath the ep...
(1) The lesions very often are pustular with central necrosis, and there may be purulent drainage, redness, tenderness, and palpable fluctuance. CA-MRSA can cause impetigo, but the often benign nature of this clinical infection makes management decisions less...