Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig , 1932-90, Argentine novelist. He is considered one of Latin America's most creative writers, and his writing reflects the myths and realities of contemporary Argentine life. His fiction, including Betrayed by Rita Hayworth (1968; tr. 1971), Heartbreak Tango: A Serial (1969; tr. 1973), The Buenos Aires Affair (1973; tr. 1976), Pubis Angelical (1979; tr. 1986), Eternal Curse on the Reader of These Pages (1981; tr. 1982), Blood of Requited Love (1982; tr. 1984), and Tropical Night Falling (1989; tr. 1991), was influenced by the detective novel, and, most of all, the plots, stars, and techniques of popular films. He is best known for the novel Kiss of the Spider Woman (1976; tr. 1979), which was adapted as a film (1985) and a Broadway musical (1993).
Bibliography: See critical biography by S. J. Levine (2000); studies by P. Bacarisse (1988), N. Lavers (1988), and L. Kerr (1987).
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Abscesses: take them seriously: they're usually seen in unneutered males with outdoor access.(HEALTH)
Magazine article from: Cat Watch; 10/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...and so forth--but abscesses have their own distinctive...Hospital. "Because an abscess is filled with pus...another animal. If the abscess is around the tail...it got nailed." An abscess will usually develop...otherwise wounded. Although abscesses may appear anywhere...
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Spinal abscesses: more than a pain in the back.
Magazine article from: Trial; 4/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...spine. The growing abscess presses against...Jersey, said spinal abscesses are "so rare...presence of spinal abscesses. But none of the...suspects an epidural abscess, he has to get...involving a spinal abscess, said there was...said that spinal abscesses are so rare that...
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Abscess formation in Rathke's cleft cyst
Magazine article from: Neurology India; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...demonstrated reaccumulation of the abscess. The patient underwent a second...antibiotic therapy. Primary pituitary abscesses generally occur within normal pituitary...are called secondary pituitary abscess.[6] When the reported cases are...
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The abscess: a sign of potentially serious infection: these pus-filled skin eruptions most commonly occur in intact, roaming male cats.
Magazine article from: Cat Watch; 11/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...so forth--but abscesses have their own distinctive...Hospital. "Because an abscess is filled with pus...sometimes categorize abscesses as winners and losers...animal. If the abscess is around the tail...well-developed abscess will appear as a...touch. Although abscesses may appear ...
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Splenic Abscess: An Easily Overlooked Disease?
Magazine article from: The American Surgeon; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...cent, respectively. Splenic abscess should be considered in a patient...antibiotics alone. SPLENIC ABSCESS IS an uncommon but potentially...The incidence of splenic abscesses ranges from 0.2 to 0.7...in frequency.1, 2 Splenic abscess may result from bacteremia...
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A skin abscess model for teaching incision and drainage procedures.(Technical advance)(Report)
Magazine article from: BMC Medical Education; 7/3/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...1] Background Skin abscesses are commonly encountered...incision and drainage of an abscess is a treatment that...correctly simulate an abscess. A Word catheter...treatment of Bartholin abscesses) [6], was ideal...accurately represented an abscess. The Word catheter...
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Pelvic abscess in intrauterine device users
Magazine article from: European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care; 3/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...causality between pelvic abscess formation and intrauterine...Method Sixty-two pelvic abscesses were retrospectively...diagnosis of pelvic abscess was 5.7 1.2 years...diagnosed as having a pelvic abscess. MATERIALS AND METHODS...histopathologically proven pelvic abscesses were analyzed with ...
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Intraventricular abscess: A rare shunt related complication in a multiloculated ventricular system
Magazine article from: Journal of Pediatric Neurology; 4/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; Abstract. Cerebral abscess is a rare complication of cerebrospinal...present a case of Gram-negative cerebral abscess presenting 2 years following cerebrospinal...ventriculoperitoneal shunt confined within an abscess cavity. Treatment was by excision of...
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Orbital abscess: Management and outcome.(Original Article)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology; 4/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...of various types of orbital abscess. Methods: The medical records...patients with subperiosteal abscess, a skin incision made along...these patients had their cheek abscesses drained into the oral cavity...involvement underwent orbital abscess drainage through a medial skin...
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Brainstem abscess: The nonsurgical management.(Histopathology Section - Case Report)(Case study)
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...commonest site of these abscesses, followed by midbrain...case of pontine abscess managed nonsurgically...pontine and cerebellar abscesses with hydrocephalous...The cerebellar abscess was tapped through...Tahta K. Brain stem abscesses in childhood. Childs...LN. Brain-stem abscess ...
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Abscess
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...tonsillitis. These abscesses can compromise...breathing. Lung abscess. During or after...liver and cause abscesses. Psoas abscess. An abscess can...Symptoms of an abscess are the general...identify superficial abscesses include heat...
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Abscess Incision and Drainage
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
...cells that line the abscess cavity. Normal results Most abscesses heal after drainage...and drainage of an abscess. Heat alone may cause small superficial abscesses to resolve. The degree...determines if the abscess reappears. See also...
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Abscesses
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
...infection site, forming an abscess. A growing abscess on the skin is usually...swollen with pus. Abscesses that grow inside the...as a stone). These abscesses usually contain bacteria...movements. A liver abscess can occur when an infection...
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abscess
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
abscess ( ab -sis) n. a collection of pus and necrotic...by damaged and inflamed tissues. acute a. an abscess associated with pain, inflammation, and some fever. apical a. an abscess in the bone around the tip of the root of a tooth...
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ischiorectal abscess
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
ischiorectal abscess (isk-i-oh- rek -t'l) n. an abscess in the space between the sheet of muscle that assists in control...and fever; it may cause an anal fistula. Pus is drained from the abscess by surgical incision.
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