A boil, also called a furuncle, is a deep folliculitis, infection of the hair follicle. It is most commonly caused by infection by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, resulting in a painful swollen area on the skin caused by an accumulation of pus and dead tissue.
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Carbuncle yimbumba yamathumba amabini nangaphezulu. Lusulelo lweenwele ezinwenwayo eluswini olukufutshane kunye neengqimba ezinzulu. Ngokuqhelekileyo zikhangeleka njengamaqhuma abomvu, athambileyo anamachokoza amaninzi azaliswe bubufi kumphezulu. Usenokuba neempawu ezinjengomkhuhlane, kwaye i‑lymph nodes ezikufutshane zinokudumba. Carbuncles zinokuvela naphi na kwiintshukumo zeenwele, kodwa zixhaphake kwiindawo ezinolusu olutyebileyo ezifana nomva wentamo, umva, kunye namathanga. Ziqala njengezifo ezincinci zeenwele ezibizwa ngokuba yi‑folliculitis. Ukuba azinyanga, zinokukhula zibe ngamathumba, kwaye xa amathumba amaninzi edibana, abizwa ngokuba zi‑carbuncles. Zisenokubonakala njengezibopho ezinkulu okanye iinqwelo ezincinci ezininzi. A carbuncle is a contiguous collection of two or more furuncles. A carbuncle is an infection of the hair follicle(s) that extends into the surrounding skin and deep underlying subcutaneous tissue. They typically present as an erythematous, tender, inflamed, fluctuant nodule with multiple draining sinus tracts or pustules on the surface. Systemic symptoms are usually present, and regional lymphadenopathy may occur. They can arise in any hair-bearing location on the body; however, they are most common in areas with thicker skin such as the posterior neck, back, and thighs. A carbuncle can start as a folliculitis, which, if left untreated, can lead to a furuncle, and when multiple furuncles are contiguous, it becomes classified as a carbuncle. Carbuncles can be solitary or multiple.
Amathumba anamaqhuma, abomvu, agcwele ubuthi ajikeleze i-follicle yeenwele, athambile, ashushu, kwaye abuhlungu. Indawo etyheli okanye emhlophe embindini weqhuma inokubonakala xa ithumba sele lilungele ukuphuma okanye likhuphe ubovu. Kwimeko yesifo esinzulu, umntu unokufumana umkhuhlane, i‑lymph nodes ezidumbileyo, kunye nokudinwa.
Amathumba anokubonakala ezindaweni ezahlukeneyo ezifana nempumlo, umva, intamo, isisu, isifuba, iingalo okanye imilenze, okanye kumjelo wendlebe. Amathumba anokubonakala kufutshane neliso, apho abizwa ngokuba zi‑styes.
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