Carbuncle
A deep type of skin infection referred to as a "boil," that often requires incision and drainage or oral antibiotics to eliminate.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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What is a carbuncle?
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How does a carbuncle look?
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A 37-year old asked:
Has everyone had a carbuncle?
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A 19-year old female asked:
How long do carbuncles drain for?
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How do a furuncle and a carbuncle differ?
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Should you use drawing ointment on a carbuncle?
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What's the most effective way to treat carbuncle?
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A 30-year old asked:
What exactly is a carbuncle and how do you treat it?
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What's the difference between herpes and carbuncles?
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A 34-year old asked:
I've heard different things. What exactly is carbuncle?
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What are the most effective home remedies for carbuncle?
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A female asked:
What causes reoccurring carbuncles? Is it possible for carbuncles to be indicative of more serious underlying medical conditions?
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A 47-year old asked:
What can I use to drain a carbuncle?
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A 32-year old asked:
What is the difference between a carbuncle and a cyst?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can you have carbuncle with no symptoms? What are the usual symptoms?
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A 36-year old asked:
My carbuncle seems to have a string like worm thing. Should I be worried?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I would like to know how I can stop recurrent boils (carbuncles) on my thighs ?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Had 2 separate carbuncles a yr ago, eventually they healed on their own. I'm just learning that is what I had. Should I be concerned I wasn't treated?
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A female asked:
What is the difference between a furuncle and carbuncle boil? I have heard of both of these sorts of boils and never been able to tell what makes them different. What are the defining differences between furuncle boils and carbuncle boils?
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A 43-year old asked:
Are carbuncles and boils sexually transmitted ?
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A 36-year old asked:
What is the difference between a boil and carbuncle?
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A 32-year old asked:
What is the cause of a carbuncle in the vagina?
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A 44-year old asked:
Is a boil also called a carbuncle?
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A 34-year old asked:
When is a pimple called a carbuncle?
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A 27-year old female asked:
What should my boyfriend do about his carbuncle cysts or sebaceous cysts? He has had it removed twice already and it keeps recurring.
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A female asked:
Are carbuncles only caused by ingrown hairs? I used to get carbuncles from ingrown hairs but are those the only things that can cause a carbuncle?
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A 20-year old male asked:
What is the different bet. Carbuncle and furuncle as morphology of acute infl. Of hair follicles ?
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A 35-year old female asked:
I got a carbuncle when i was in asia 2 years ago. I still have the scar. What's the likelihood of getting another one? Can i still donate blood?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Im a male with what Im positive to be a urethral carcuncle but it only shows up when Im erect or after Ive been erect for a period of time is this a urethral carbuncle and is it normal for them to show up only when erect or post erection?
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A 39-year old asked:
How can I het rid of a stubbon boil that turned into a carbuncle on my scalp without surgery?
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