Furuncle

Definition

A localised infection of a hair follicle by Staphylococcus aureus. It manifests as a painful swollen purulent mass centred on a hair follicle.

Also indexed as

Nearby in Deep bacterial folliculitis or pyogenic abscess of the skin

• 1B75.1Carbuncle
• 1B75.2Furunculosis
• 1B75.3Pyogenic abscess of the skin
• 1B75.4Chronic deep bacterial folliculitis
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified