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Boils can affect the skin folds of the groin, the pubic area, and the lips and folds of the vagina. This area has lots of hair follicles and can be prone to chafing, especially if you wear...
Boils or furuncles on the private parts usually develop when the hair follicles get blocked and infected. Men get boils around the groin, thighs, buttocks, and testicles or penis. Women get it on their vagina, labia, and buttocks and around the groin or thighs.
A boil can develop on the labia (lips of the vagina), in the pubic region (where pubic hair grows) or in the vulvar area around your vagina. Some women will get them in the skin fold of the groin. Boils will start out small but can grow as big as a golf ball. A group of boils is called a carbuncle.
Boils are pus-filled, inflamed bumps that form under the skin. They can develop in the skin folds of the groin, on the labia, and around the vaginal opening.
A boil is a common, painful infection of a hair follicle and the surrounding skin. It begins as a red lump, then fills with pus as white blood cells rush in to fight the infection.
S. aureus live on the skin of many people and thrive in warm, moist areas, such as the groin and inner thigh. Boils can also spread under the skin and cluster. If this happens, the clusters...
What is a vaginal boil? First things first, you might be curious as to what a boil on your vulva is. Put simply, a boil or furuncle is a tender, pus-filled bump on your pubic area. It might appear reddish or purple.