Every year between four and five million Americans suffer from chronic non-healing wounds, many caused by diabetes, poor circulation, pressure ulcers or other conditions. Proper wound care is ...

A cyst and a boil can both look like a bump, though their causes differ. For example: A boil—also known as a furuncle—occurs due to a bacterial infection of a hair follicle and the tissue around it.

In addition to surgical drainage, does antibiotic therapy improve the overall management of a skin abscess? A randomized trial was carried out in five hospital emergency departments comparing simple ...

Uncomplicated skin abscesses are common, yet the appropriate management of the condition in the era of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is unclear. We conducted ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: I’ve been having trouble with boils for a couple of years.

Boils can create significant discomfort, particularly when they develop in private areas. These painful, pus-filled lumps impact quality of life and require proper understanding for effective ...

In a randomized trial of a household vs an individual approach to decolonization, the number of index cases that demonstrated eradication of S aureus (MRSA and MSSA) did not differ between the two ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I've been having trouble with boils for a couple of years. Last year, my doctor told me that it was a staph infection. After about a week on the antibiotics he prescribed, I started to ...

We've all been there: you're going about your daily routine when suddenly, there's an angry red bump looking at you in the mirror. It's red, it's painful, and it may have a white tip in the center.

What is a carbuncle? A carbuncle is a connected group of boils that stem from an infection of the skin. “They are sometimes confused for a spider bite,” said Dr. Allison Arthur, a dermatologist and ...

Dear Dr. Roach • I’ve been having trouble with boils for a couple of years. Last year, my doctor told me that it was a staph infection. After about a week on the antibiotics he prescribed, I started ...