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Fluid may drain freely from the carbuncle, or intervention involving an incision and drainage procedure may be needed. [4] Carbuncles may develop anywhere, but they are most common on the back and the nape of the neck. [3] A carbuncle is palpable and can range in size from as small as a pea to as large as a golf ball. The surrounding area is ...
A boil, also called a furuncle, is a deep folliculitis, which is an infection of the hair follicle. It is most commonly caused by infection by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, resulting in a painful swollen area on the skin caused by an accumulation of pus and dead tissue. [1] Boils are therefore basically pus-filled nodules. [2]
Incision and drainage (I&D), also known as clinical lancing, are minor surgical procedures to release pus or pressure built up under the skin, such as from an abscess, boil, or infected paranasal sinus.
Sweat glands and oil glands are contained in the caruncle of the eye (lacrimal caruncle in medial canthus). As with all oil glands, lacrimal caruncles can become clogged, causing a pimple, whitehead, or pustule beneath the skin.
Carbuncle may also refer to: Carbuncle (gemstone) , a deep-red cabochon cut gemstone usually garnet, specifically almandine Carbuncle (heraldry) , a charge or bearing, consisting of eight radii, or spokes; four of which make a common cross, and the other four a saltire
Rolling boil of water in an electric kettle. Boiling or ebullition is the rapid phase transition from liquid to gas or vapour; the reverse of boiling is condensation.Boiling occurs when a liquid is heated to its boiling point, so that the vapour pressure of the liquid is equal to the pressure exerted on the liquid by the surrounding atmosphere.
Carbuncle (Spanish: carbunclo, carbunco; Portuguese: carbúnculo) is a legendary species of small animal in South American folklore, specifically in Paraguay [1] or the mining folklore of northern Chile. [2] The animal is said to have a red shining mirror, like hot glowing coal, on its head, thought to be a precious stone.
Buboes are a symptom of bubonic plague and occur as painful swellings in the thighs, neck, groin or armpits. [2] They are caused by Yersinia pestis bacteria spreading from flea bites through the bloodstream to the lymph nodes, where the bacteria replicate, causing the nodes to swell. [3]