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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.
Diagnosis. Your doctor will likely be able to diagnose a boil or carbuncle simply by looking at it. · Treatment. You can generally treat small boils at home by ...
a tender and sore, inflamed cyst, boil, or acne pimple on person's skin. Boils · Carbuncles. A carbuncle is a cluster of boils that form a connected area of ...
Learn about symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention of these painful pus-filled infections that cause bumps under your skin or leaking sores.
Boils (furuncles) and carbuncles. These occur when hair follicles become deeply infected with staph bacteria. A boil tends to appear suddenly as a painful ...
If you have a large boil or carbuncle, your health care provider may make a small cut in it to drain the pus. This may relieve pain, speed recovery and ...
These red bumps can quickly turn into deep, painful boils (abscesses) that require surgical draining. Sometimes the bacteria remain confined to the skin ...
Your health care provider might prescribe one or more of these types of medicines: Antibiotics. An antibiotic applied to the skin in liquid or gel form may be ...
Learn about causes, symptoms and treatments of this painful condition that usually affects the skin above the tailbone in people who sit for long periods.
Plague is a serious illness caused by a germ called Yersinia pestis. The germs mostly live in small rodents and their fleas. The most common way for humans to ...
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