Furuncles

Boils are festering sores that occur under your skin when hair follicles become infected due to bacteria.
Furunculul apare de obicei sub forma unei umflaturi rosii si moi la atingere, apoi creste, se umple cu puroi si devine dureroasa, inainte de a se necroza si de a se cicatriza. Furuncles usually appears as a red swelling and soft to the touch, then grows and becomes filled with pus and painful, necrotic before and to be healed. Desi unele furuncule dispar la cateva zile dupa aparitie, majoritatea necesita aproximativ doua saptamani pentru a se vindeca. Although some boils disappear a few days after appearance, most take about two weeks to heal.
Furunculul se poate localiza pe orice portiune a pielii, dar apare in special pe fata, ceafa, axila, fese sau pe coapse -portiuni acoperite de par si supuse frictiunii. Furuncles can locate any portion of the skin, but occurs mainly on the face, neck, armpits, buttocks or thighs, hair-covered sections and subject to friction.
Aparitia simultana a unui grup de furuncule poarta denumirea de carbuncul. Simultaneous appearance of a group called carbuncle carbuncles.
Diabeticii, persoanele al caror sistem imun este deficitar, persoanele cu acnee sau cu alte afectiuni ale pielii prezinta un risc crescut de aparitie a furunculelor si carbunculelor. Diabetics, people whose immune system is weak, people with acne or other skin disorders have an increased risk of developing boils and carbunculelor.
Nu incercati sa spargeti furunculele pentru a nu raspandi infectia. Do not try to break boils to avoid spreading infection. Consultati medicul daca furunculul este extrem de dureros, daca dureaza mai mult de doua saptamani sau daca este insotit de febra. See your doctor if Furuncles is extremely painful, if it takes more than two weeks or is accompanied by fever. In acest caz, administrarea antibioticelor sau chiar interventia chirurgicala pot fi necesare pentru a eradica infectia cauzata de furuncule si carbuncule. In this case, antibiotics or even surgery may be necessary to eradicate the infection caused by boils and carbuncule.