Folliculitis profunda (boil/carbuncle)
Last Updated: 2023-07-07
Author(s): Anzengruber F., Navarini A.
ICD11: -
Last Updated: 2023-07-07
Author(s): Anzengruber F., Navarini A.
ICD11: -
Staphylodermia follicularis et perifollicularis profunda, Staphylodermia follicularis profunda necroticans, Staphylodermia follicularis profunda.
A boil is an often painful, abscessing inflammation of the follicles and perifollicular with scarring healing. Several confluent boils combine to form a carbuncle.
Infection with Staphylococcus aureus, especially in patients with immune suppression. Mostly due to autoinoculation.
Predilection sites include the external auditory canal (extremely painful), upper lip, nose, neck, buttocks and inner thighs.
Locoregional lymphadenitis, thrombosis (sinus vein thrombosis) and thrombophlebitis in nasal and auricular furuncles, orbitaphlegmone, menigitides in centrofacial localisation.
Topical therapy
NO RINSE WITH octenidine dihydrochloride - CREATION OF NEcrosis IS POSSIBLE!
Systemic therapy
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