Furuncle: Furuncle is listed as an alternate name or description for symptom:
Causes of Furuncles (Furuncle): See detailed list of causes below.
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Furuncles (medical symptom): a furuncle is an infection of a hair follicle
The list of medical condition causes of Furuncles (Furuncle) includes:
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Furuncle: Furuncle is listed as an alternate name or description for Boil. For a medical symptom description of 'Furuncle', the following disease information may be relevant to the symptoms: Boil (disease information). However, numerous other possible causes of the symptom may be possible.
Furuncle (medical condition): Infected puseous hair follicle on the skin
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Free access to excerpts from published medical book extracts about the causes and diagnosis of Furuncles from the following published medical books is available for more detailed information that is related to Furuncle.
... A bacterial infection of the hair follicle, folliculitis causes the formation of a pustule of the hair follicle opening. The infection can be superficial (follicular impetigo or Bockhart’s... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... READ EXCERPTS »
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