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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 boils usually appear normal. However, physical examination findings vary with associated risk factors or underlying conditions.
Physical examination
General appearance
- Patients with boils usually appear normal. However, the appearance varies with the associated risk factors.[1]
Vitals
Skin
- Skin examination of the patients with boils is usually remarkable for:
- Redness
- Swelling
- Raised temperature
- Pus at the tip of boil
- Pain on palpation
- Excoriation of the skin due to itching
Lymph nodes
- Other findings which are associated with furunculosis are:
- localized lymphadenopathy
Examples of physical exam findings
The following are the images associated with boils on extremities.
![Boil. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.[2]](/index.php/File:Furuncle_01.jpeg)
![Boil. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.[2]](/index.php/File:Furuncle_02.jpeg)
![Boil. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.[2]](/index.php/File:Furuncle_04.jpeg)
![Boil. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.[2]](/index.php/File:Furuncle_05.jpeg)
![Boil. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.[2]](/index.php/File:Furuncle_06.jpeg)
![Boil. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.[2]](/index.php/File:Furuncle_07.jpeg)
References
- ↑ Boils(furuncle).MedlinePlus(2016).https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001474.htm Accesses on August 11,2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Dermatology Atlas".