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Introduction: Boil
Boil: Infected puseous hair follicle on the skin. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Boil is available below.
Symptoms of Boil
- Infected hair follicle
- Boil on skin
- Painful red skin swelling
- Painful red skin lump
- Local lymph node swelling
See full list of 8 symptoms of Boil
Medical Textbooks Online about Boil
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- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)"
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Misdiagnosis and Boil
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Causes of Boil
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Staphylococcus cuteus
- Diabetes
- Immunosuppression
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More information about causes of Boil:
- Medications, drugs, or substances causing Boil (2 listings)
- Underlying causes of Boil
- Boil as a complication caused by other conditions
- Boil as a symptom
Treatments for Boil
- Watchful waiting - boils will often self-resolve.
- Surgical lancing and drainage
- Antibiotics
- Good skin hygiene
- Avoid picking at the boil
See full list of 8 treatments for Boil
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Definitions of Boil:
An infection of cutaneous and subcutaneous tissue that consists of a cluster of boils. Commonly, the causative agent is STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS. Carbuncles produce fever, leukocytosis, extreme pain, and prostration. - (Source - Diseases Database)
A painful sore with a hard pus-filled core - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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- RASH, LOCAL (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- Pustular rash (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Pustules, Generalized (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Folliculitis, furunculosis, and carbunculosis (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Pustular rash (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Vesicles/Bullae/Pustules (Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)
- Folliculitis, furuncles, and carbuncles (Handbook of Diseases)
- Pustular rash (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Pustular rash (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
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