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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Boil(furuncle) must be differentiated from other diseases that cause | Boil(furuncle) must be differentiated from other diseases that cause tender swelling or a reddened lump filled with pus such as [[cystic acne]], [[hidratinitis suppurativa]], [[pilonidal cyst]], [[eosinophilic pustular folliculitis]], and [[anthrax]].<ref name=Wikipedia> Boil(furuncle)(2016).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boil Accessed on August 9, 2016. </ref> | ||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
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*[[Hidradenitis suppurativa]] | *[[Hidradenitis suppurativa]] | ||
*Herpetic whitlow | *Herpetic whitlow | ||
*Pilonidal cyst | |||
*Anthrax | *Anthrax | ||
*Cellulitis | *Cellulitis | ||
*Furuncular myasis | *Furuncular myasis | ||
* | *Impetigo herpitiformis | ||
*SAPHO syndrome | |||
*Interleukin 1 receptor antagonist deficiency | |||
*Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Boil(furuncle) must be differentiated from other diseases that cause tender swelling or a reddened lump filled with pus such as cystic acne, hidratinitis suppurativa, pilonidal cyst, eosinophilic pustular folliculitis, and anthrax.[1]
Differential Diagnosis
- Cystic acne
- Hidradenitis suppurativa
- Herpetic whitlow
- Pilonidal cyst
- Anthrax
- Cellulitis
- Furuncular myasis
- Impetigo herpitiformis
- SAPHO syndrome
- Interleukin 1 receptor antagonist deficiency
- Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis
References
- ↑ Boil(furuncle)(2016).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boil Accessed on August 9, 2016.