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==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Incidence=== | ===Incidence=== | ||
*Between 2002-2003, approximately 0.19% of all hospital visits in England were caused by boil and [[carbuncle]] infections.<ref> Statistics about boil. Right diagnosis(2015). http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/b/boil/stats.htm Accessed on August 12,2016</ref> | |||
===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
* | *Patients with all age groups can develop boils(furuncles). | ||
*Boils(furuncles) is common among teenagers and young adults. | *Boils(furuncles) is common among teenagers and young adults. | ||
*Recurrent boils(furuncles) causes significant [[mortality]] and [[morbidity]] among adult population in both developed and developing countries. | *Recurrent boils(furuncles) causes significant [[mortality]] and [[morbidity]] among adult population in both developed and developing countries. | ||
===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
Boil(furuncle) affects men and women equally | |||
===Race=== | ===Race=== | ||
*There is no racial predisposition to boils(furuncle). | *There is no racial predisposition to boils(furuncle). | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- Between 2002-2003, approximately 0.19% of all hospital visits in England were caused by boil and carbuncle infections.[1]
Age
- Patients with all age groups can develop boils(furuncles).
- Boils(furuncles) is common among teenagers and young adults.
- Recurrent boils(furuncles) causes significant mortality and morbidity among adult population in both developed and developing countries.
Gender
Boil(furuncle) affects men and women equally
Race
- There is no racial predisposition to boils(furuncle).
References
- ↑ Statistics about boil. Right diagnosis(2015). http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/b/boil/stats.htm Accessed on August 12,2016