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Classification

In general:

• Furuncle

• tender abscess arising in hair follicle with extension into deep dermis
• almost invariably due to S. aureus infection
• occurs in areas subject to friction and perspiration (neck, face, buttocks)

• Carbuncle

• deeper, interconnecting abscesses arising in contiguous hair follicles
• commonly occurs at nape of neck and on back, thighs
• a potential complication of furunculosis