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==Physical examination== | ==Physical examination== | ||
===General appearance=== | ===General appearance=== | ||
*Patients with boil | *Patients with the boil usually appear normal. However, the appearance varies with the associated risk factors.<ref>Boils(furuncle).MedlinePlus(2016).https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001474.htm Accesses on August 11,2016</ref> | ||
===Vitals=== | ===Vitals=== | ||
*Raised body temperature | *Raised body temperature | ||
===Skin=== | ===Skin=== | ||
*[[Skin]] examination of patients with boils | *[[Skin]] examination of patients with boils is usually remarkable for: | ||
:*Redness | :*Redness | ||
:*Swelling | :*Swelling | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Patients with the boil usually appear normal. However, the appearance varies with the associated risk factors.
Physical examination
General appearance
- Patients with the boil usually appear normal. However, the appearance varies with the associated risk factors.[1]
Vitals
- Raised body temperature
Skin
- Skin examination of patients with boils is usually remarkable for:
- Redness
- Swelling
- Raised temperature
- Pus at the tip of boil
- Pain on palpation
- Excoriation of skin due to itching
Lymph nodes
- Other findings which are associated with furunculosis are:
- localized lymphadenopathy
Images
The following are the images associated with boils(furuncle) on extremities.
References
- ↑ Boils(furuncle).MedlinePlus(2016).https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001474.htm Accesses on August 11,2016