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*''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]'' is the most common cause of furunculosis<ref name="pmid8949489">{{cite journal| author=Le Bozec P| title=[Follicular staphylococcal infections]. | journal=Rev Prat | year= 1996 | volume= 46 | issue= 13 | pages= 1599-602 | pmid=8949489 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8949489 }} </ref>. Colonization of | *''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]'' is the most common cause of furunculosis<ref name="pmid8949489">{{cite journal| author=Le Bozec P| title=[Follicular staphylococcal infections]. | journal=Rev Prat | year= 1996 | volume= 46 | issue= 13 | pages= 1599-602 | pmid=8949489 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8949489 }} </ref>. Colonization of ''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]'' in the [[anterior nares]] and in the warm, moist skin folds such as behind ears, under pendulous breasts and in the groin plays a definitive role in the etiology of chronic or recurrent furunculosis. | ||
:*Infection with ''[[Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus]]'' is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with furunculosis.<ref name="pmid27294048">{{cite journal| author=Venniyil PV, Ganguly S, Kuruvila S, Devi S| title=A study of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in patients with pyoderma. | journal=Indian Dermatol Online J | year= 2016 | volume= 7 | issue= 3 | pages= 159-63 | pmid=27294048 | doi=10.4103/2229-5178.182373 | pmc=4886585 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27294048 }} </ref> | :*Infection with ''[[Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus]]'' is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with furunculosis.<ref name="pmid27294048">{{cite journal| author=Venniyil PV, Ganguly S, Kuruvila S, Devi S| title=A study of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in patients with pyoderma. | journal=Indian Dermatol Online J | year= 2016 | volume= 7 | issue= 3 | pages= 159-63 | pmid=27294048 | doi=10.4103/2229-5178.182373 | pmc=4886585 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27294048 }} </ref> | ||
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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
Boils are generally caused by an infection of the hair follicles by Staphylococcus aureus or Staphylococcus epidermidis, a strain of bacterium that normally lives on the skin surface. It is thought that a tiny cut of the skin allows this bacterium to enter the follicles and cause an infection.
Causes
Furuncles can be caused by any type of bacteria or fungi.
Bacteria:
- Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cause of furunculosis[1]. Colonization of Staphylococcus aureus in the anterior nares and in the warm, moist skin folds such as behind ears, under pendulous breasts and in the groin plays a definitive role in the etiology of chronic or recurrent furunculosis.
- Infection with Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with furunculosis.[2]
Other bacterial causes:
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Enterococci
- Corynebacterium
- Streptococcus epidermidis
- Streptococcus pyogenes
- Pesudomonas Aeruginosa
Fungi
Other causes
- Ingrown hair
- Blocked glands
References
- ↑ Le Bozec P (1996). "[Follicular staphylococcal infections]". Rev Prat. 46 (13): 1599–602. PMID 8949489.
- ↑ Venniyil PV, Ganguly S, Kuruvila S, Devi S (2016). "A study of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in patients with pyoderma". Indian Dermatol Online J. 7 (3): 159–63. doi:10.4103/2229-5178.182373. PMC 4886585. PMID 27294048.