Carbuncles are painful, dome-shaped infections that form when bacteria invade hair follicles. A healthcare provider might need to drain a carbuncle if it doesn't heal on its own. Carbuncles are ...

We’ve all experienced the discomfort of a pimple or an ingrown hair. However, when multiple painful bumps appear on your skin and begin to grow together, it can be more than just a nuisance. This may ...

Furuncles and carbuncles are bumps filled with pus that form on the skin. They are skin abscesses that can be mistaken for a painful pimple at first because they begin as a small bump. However, ...

A single infected hair follicle is called a boil. Several connected boils are a carbuncle. When an infection is at its worst, a whitish tip forms in the center of each boil. Skin conditions such as ...

Three family members attended their general practice and emergency department over a 3-month period with recurrent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) such as paronychia, submandibular carbuncle ...