Medical Term For Boils

Boils and carbuncles - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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A boil is a painful, pus-filled bump that forms under your skin when bacteria infect and inflame one or more of your hair follicles. A carbuncle is a cluster of boils that form a connected area of infection under the skin. Boils (furuncles) usually start as reddish or purplish, tender bumps. The bumps quickly fill with pus, grow… See more

How to Get Rid of a Boil - WebMD

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Boils can affect any area of your body where you have hair, or where rubbing can occur. They usually form in places where you sweat. Most …

Boil | definition of boil by Medical dictionary

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boil noun A painful, inflamed, circumscribed, often staphylococcal skin infection with pus and blood and a central fibrous mass of necrotic tissue (core); if there are multiple cores, …

Boils: On Skin, Pictures, Treatment, Causes

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Boils | definition of Boils by Medical dictionary

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Boils Definition Boils and carbuncles are bacterial infections of hair follicles and surrounding skin that form pustules (small blister-like swellings containing pus) around …

Boils Pictures, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

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What Are the Types of Boils? carbuncle hidradenitis suppurativa (seen in the armpit or groin) pilonidal cyst (area on the back where the buttocks merge) cystic acne sty (stye)

Hidradenitis Suppurativa | HS | Causes, Tests & Treatment

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Hidradenitis suppurativa is a long-term (chronic) skin condition. The cause is unknown. Inflammation of the apocrine sweat gland-bearing areas leads to painful and …

How to Drain an Abscess or Boil - Verywell Health

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A boil, or abscess, is a red bump that is filled with pus. Caused by bacteria, boils can be painful and may range in size from small to large. To drain an abscess, a doctor will lance, or cut, the skin to …

Boil - Wikipedia

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A boil, also called a furuncle, is a deep folliculitis, which is an infection of the hair follicle. It is most commonly caused by infection by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, resulting in a painful swollen area on the skin …