Research Notes on Boils
A boil or furuncle is a skin disease caused by the inflammation of hair follicles, thus resulting in the localized accumulation of pus and dead tissue. Individual boils can cluster together and form an interconnected network of boils called carbuncles.
5 Great Resources on Boils
- WebMD: Boils - Topic Overview
- Yahoo Health: What are Boils?
- MedLinePlus: Boils
- Mayo Clinic: Boils and Carbuncles
- MedicineNet: Boil information
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What are Boils?
- Wikipedia: Boil or Furuncle
- Intelihealth: Boil and Carbuncle
- WrongDiagnosis: Introduction on Boils
- Lymphedema People: Boils, Furuncles and Carbuncles
- Patient.co.uk: What are Boils and Carbuncles?
What Are The Symptoms of Boils?
- WrongDiagnosis: Symptoms of Boil
- MedicineNet: Signs and Symptoms of Boils
- Mama's Health: Symptoms of a boil
What Are The Causes and Complications of Boils?
- WrongDiagnosis: Causes of Boil
- HealthLine: What causes boils?
- eMedicineHealth: Causes of Boils
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Boils?
- MedlinePlus: Furuncle Treatment
- WrongDiagnosis: Treatments for Boil
- DermNet NZ: Treatments
- VisualDxHealth: Furunculosis
What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Boils?
- Mother Nature: New Choices in Natural Healing: Boils
- Earth Clinic: Cure boils, Staph Infections and MRSA
What Are The Types of Boils?
- HealthWise: What are Boils?
- American Osteopathic College of Dermatology: Disease Database - Boils
- MyDr: Types of Boils
How Do You Prevent Boils?
- MedicineNet: What can be done to prevent boils?
- Health A to Z: Preventing and treating Boils
- eMedicineHealth: Prevention
Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Boils
- Tundra Medicine Dreams: Steambath Boil
- Blog Carnival: Having a Boil
- YouTube: My Little Friend, The Story of an Excavation
Foundations and Support Groups on Boils
- Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian: Folliculitis, boils, and carbuncles
- Baptist Health South Florida: Boils
Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Boils
- WrongDiagnosis: forum on boils
- MedHelp: Skin Boils or Hair Follicle Infection
- Brave Heart Cycling Fund: Boils
- HealthBoards: Boil or Hemorrhoid?
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Boils
- Western Journal of Medicine: Outbreak of boils in an Alaskan village
- Journal of Clinical Microbiology: Furunculosis Associated with Footbaths at a Nail Salon
Clinical Trials on Boils
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- Last update: Dec. 1, 2008
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