Boils are painful skin infections caused by bacteria entering hair follicles. They appear as red lumps that fill with pus. Common symptoms include swelling, pain, and drainage. Boils most often occur in hairy areas and where there is friction. While home treatment can clear minor cases, antibiotics may be needed for more severe or spreading infections. Prevention focuses on hand washing and wound care.

1. Boils
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2. • A boil is a common, painful
infection of a hair follicle
and the surrounding skin. It
begins as a red lump, then
fills with pus as white blood
cells rush in to fight the
infection.
• Good home care can often
clear up a single boil, also
known as a skin abscess.

3. • Boils are usually pea-sized, but can grow as large
as a golf ball.
Symptoms can include:
• Swelling, redness, and pain
• A white or yellow center or tip
• Weeping, oozing, or crusting
• You may also have a general feeling of ill health,
fatigue, or a fever,
Boil Symptoms

4. • Boils can form anywhere on the
body, but they're most common
on the face, neck, armpits,
shoulders, back, and buttocks.
Hairy, sweaty areas are typical
sites, as well as areas of friction,
such as the inner thighs. Boils can
also develop around the ear or
near the nose. The pain often
worsens as pus collects under the
skin, then eases as fluids begin to
drain.
Where Do Boils Form?

5. Commonest
sites:
neck
Armpit
Face
Buttock
Shoulder

6. What Causes Boils?
• Most boils are caused by staph
bacteria (Staphylococcus
aureus), which many healthy
people carry on their skin or in
their noses without a problem.
When a scrape, cut, or splinter
breaks the skin, the bacteria
can enter a hair follicle and
start an infection. Others boils,
such as those associated with
acne, develop from clogged
pores that become infected.

7. Ordinary Boil or MRSA Infection?
• MRSA can look exactly like an
ordinary boil: red, swollen, pus-filled,
and tender. But MRSA infections are
caused by one particular type of
staph that is resistant to many
antibiotics. If a skin infection spreads
or doesn't improve after 2-3 days of
antibiotics, your doctor may suspect
MRSA. The right treatment given
promptly is important to heal a
MRSA infection and prevent a
deeper, more dangerous infection

8. Early Warning: Folliculitis
• Folliculitis is an inflammation or
infection of the hair follicles that can
develop into a boil. Tiny pimples with
whiteheads appear around individual
hairs, sometimes surrounded by red
skin.
• It can be itchy, tender, and
uncomfortable, but is typically not as
painful or deep as a boil. Shaving or
friction from tight clothing can let
staph bacteria slip under the skin --
the most common cause of both
folliculitis and boils.

9. Boil Type: Carbuncle
• When several boils form close
together and join beneath the
skin, it's called a carbuncle.
They are most commonly found
on the back and the neck but
can develop anywhere.
• Men are more likely to develop
carbuncles than women.
• A carbuncle tends to lie deeper
beneath the skin than a boil and
can take longer to heal.

10. Boil Type: Cystic Acne
• Cystic acne is a type of skin
abscess that forms when oil and
dead skin cells clog a hair
follicle, creating a place where
bacteria grow and thrive.
• It affects deeper skin tissue than
regular acne, leading to firm,
painful cysts.
• It's most commonly on the face
and shoulders and typically
occurs in the teenage years.

11. Boil Type: Armpit and Groin
• When lumps and pus-filled
abscesses repeatedly develop in
these areas of the body, it may be
a chronic condition called
hidradenitis suppurativa. Infection
starts in sweat glands and hair
follicles that become blocked.
Mild cases heal with home care.
Several drugs and treatments are
available for more serious and
recurring cases.

12. Boil Type: Pilonidal Abscess
When a boil forms in the skin just
above the buttocks crease, it may be
a pilonidal abscess.
Hair is believed to play a role, and
irritation, pressure, and prolonged
sitting may also contribute to the
development of a cyst here. If a cyst
becomes inflamed and infected, it
becomes an abscess.
Some children are born with a
"pilonidal dimple" where infections

13. Boil Type: Stye
• The familiar "stye on the eye" is a
boil, usually caused by staph
bacteria. It starts in the follicle of an
eyelash and may be red, warm,
swollen, and uncomfortable.
• A stye is sometimes confused with
a chalazion, which is also a lump on
the eyelid, but a chalazion is usually
painless and is caused by a blocked
oil gland, not an infection

14. • Anyone can develop a boil. The
risk increases with:
• Close contact with an infected
person
• Acne, eczema, or other causes of
breaks in the skin
• Diabetes
• A weakened immune system
Who Gets
Boils?

16. TREATMENT
• Control of diabetes
• Antibiotics like • Penicillins • cephalosporins
• Drainage is done by a cruciate incision and debridementof all dead
tissues is done.
• Excision is done later Drainage of Carbuncle

17. Medicine treatment
• Antibiotics: If the boil is severe or has spread to other areas of the body, your healthcare
provider may prescribe antibiotics to help clear the infection. Antibiotics may be given orally, such
as penicillin, or applied topically, such as mupirocin.
• Pain relievers: Over-the-counter pain relievers such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen can
help to manage pain and reduce inflammation associated with boils.
• Anti-inflammatory drugs: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as
ibuprofen or naproxen can help to reduce pain, fever, and inflammation associated with boils.
• Topical antiseptics: Antiseptic creams or ointments such as hydrogen peroxide or iodine
may be applied to the affected area to help reduce the risk of infection.
• Steroids: In rare cases, your healthcare provider may prescribe oral or topical steroids to
reduce inflammation and swelling associated with severe boils

19. How to Prevent Boils
• Since bacteria are everywhere in our environments and on many
people's skin, the best defense against boils includes:
• Hand washing or use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer
• Careful cleaning of cuts, scrapes, and other wounds
• Keeping wounds covered
• Not sharing towels, sheets, razors, etc.
• Wash towels, sheets, and anything else in contact with an infected area
in very hot water. Throw away any wound dressings in a tightly sealed
bag.