Carbuncle is a bacterial infection that infects the hair follicles on skin. It is primarily caused by bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. Scrapes, broken skin, and moist parts of the body are the ...

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, ...