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==Overview== | ==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]] | Boil(furuncle) must be differentiated from other common diseases that cause tender swelling or a reddened lump filled with pus such as [[cystic acne]], [[hidratinitis suppurativa]] and [[pilonidal cyst]].<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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Overview
Boil(furuncle) must be differentiated from other common diseases that cause tender swelling or a reddened lump filled with pus such as cystic acne, hidratinitis suppurativa and pilonidal cyst.[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.