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Furuncle

A furuncle, or boil, is an acute perifollicular staphylococcal abscess of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Lesions appear as an indurated, dull, red nodule with a central purulent core, usually beginning around a hair follicle or a sebaceous gland. Furuncles occur most commonly on the nape, face, buttocks, thighs, perineum, breast, and

The most common cause of furuncles is coagulase-positive S aureus. Cultures should be obtained from all suppurative lesions feruncle

Treatment of Furuncles

Warm compresses and cleansing.

Dicloxacillin (Pathocil) 500 mg PO qid for

Manipulation and surgical incision of skin infections, cellulitis, superficial folliculitis, impetigo early lesions should be avoided, because these maneuvers may cause local or systemic skin infections, cellulitis, superficial folliculitis, impetigo extension. However, when the lesions begin to suppurate and become fluctuant, drainage may skin infections, cellulitis, superficial folliculitis, impetigo be

Draining lesions should be covered with skin infections, cellulitis, superficial folliculitis, impetigo topical Skin Infections Skin Infections antibiotics and loose infantigo infintigo, infentigo