"More cyst than abscess;" what is it? how to manage?

PGY-1 here with little experience with abscesses. On my second shift we had a patient come in with an "abscess." It looked like an abscess externally, even was expressing some pus. However, I&D expressed almost exclusively blood. There was little change in size of the mass. The attending said "it was more cyst than abscess." I've never heard/read about this before; everything I've read about relates to abscess vs. cellulitis vs. NSTI. Never heard about cyst. Here are my questions: 1) How... Read more
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