Boils+&+Carbuncles

Boils & Carbuncles

 Boils
 *  Start as red ﻿, tender lumps the size of a pea.
 * Fill with pus and grow larger and more painful until they rupture and drain.
 * Occur in hair-bearing areas where you're most likely to sweat or experience friction.
 * The pain usually subsides once they drain.
 * You can usually care for a single boil at home.

 Carbuncles
 * Made of several skin boils.
 * Most common on back and nape of neck..
 * Grow very fast.
 * White or yellow pus-filled center.
 * Likely come from friction of clothing, poor hygiene, or poor overall health.
 * Cause a deeper and more severe infection than single boils do.
 * Are likely to leave a scar.

<span style="color: #8e28c8; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Causes/Risk Factors <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">They form when one or more hair follicles become infected with staph bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) that entering through a cut, scratch, or break in the skin.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Close contact with someone who has a boil or carbuncle
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Diabetes
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Other skin conditions
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">A weak immune system

<span style="color: #8e28c8; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Treatment >
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">You can generally treat small boils at home by applying warm compresses to relieve pain and promote natural drainage.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">For larger boils and carbuncles, treatment usually includes draining the boil with an incision and sometimes taking antibiotics.