Friday, March 4, 2011

Furuncles (Boils)


Etiology
Furuncles is an inflammation of hair follicles and surrounding subcutaneous tissue by Staphylococcus aureus.


Clinical Overview
Aches and pains in the area of the lesion. Lesions initially form a small erythematous macular, in a short time enlarged to form a cone-shaped erythematous nodules, in the middle there are pustules. Then in place of hair came out looking white spots as eye sores. This will soften the node abscess containing pus and necrotic tissue, and will break through the estuary locus minoris resistensie follicles, hair falling out or become disengaged. Once the core at the center of the necrosis were destroyed, necrotic tissue out as a pussy.


Differential Diagnosis
Sporothricosis, Blastomycosis, schrofuloderm.


Prognosis
Good, as long as the causes can be eliminated, and the prognosis is not good if there is recurrence.

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