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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S [3]

Overview

A detailed and thorough history from the patient is necessary. Specific areas of focus when obtaining a history from the patient include history of immunosupression, family history of furunculosis, history of contact sports, history of close contact and recent travel. Common symptoms of the boil include firm red painful bump with pus filled head.^[1]^[2]^[1]

History

A detailed and thorough history from the patient is necessary. Specific areas of focus when obtaining a history from the patient include:^[1]

History of immunosupression

History of contact sports
Family history of furunculosis
History of recent travel
History of coexisting skin conditions
History of close contact(military,prisons,homeless shelters)

Symtoms

Symptoms of the boil include:^[2]^[1]

More common symptoms

Firm red painful bump
Pus filled head on the bump which may spontaneously ooze
Itching

Less common symptoms

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Boil. ^[3]
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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Stevens, Dennis L., et al. "Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of skin and soft-tissue infections." Clinical Infectious Diseases 41.10 (2005): 1373-1406.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 MedlinePlus https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001474.htm August 1,2016 Accessed on August 10,2016
↑ Atlas Dermatology. Gross pathology Furuncle. [1] With permission from Dermatology Atlas
↑ Ibler KS, Kromann CB (2014). "Recurrent furunculosis - challenges and management: a review". Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 7: 59–64. doi:10.2147/CCID.S35302. PMC 3934592. PMID 24591845.

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[boil-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Stevens, Dennis L., et al. "Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of skin and soft-tissue infections." Clinical Infectious Diseases 41.10 (2005): 1373-1406.

[Boil(furuncle)-2] 2.0 ^2.1 MedlinePlus https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001474.htm August 1,2016 Accessed on August 10,2016

[furuncle-3-3] Atlas Dermatology. Gross pathology Furuncle. [1] With permission from Dermatology Atlas

[pmid24591845-4] Ibler KS, Kromann CB (2014). "Recurrent furunculosis - challenges and management: a review". Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 7: 59–64. doi:10.2147/CCID.S35302. PMC 3934592. PMID 24591845.

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