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Skin_Lump:
Furnuculosis (boil):Staphylcoccal infection of a #Single hair follicle, a common skin infection appear red papules with whitish center, usually heal by its own with no supporation. Frequent Furnuculosis rise the suspicion of diabetes mellitus.
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Notes:
Furncule in external auditory meatus is very painful ( Suspect DM).
Furncule and other skin infection within the #Danger_Triangle of the face carry the risk of #Cavernous_Sinus_Thrombosis.
Multiple hair follicles infection with multiple draining sinuses is known as carbancle.
Commonest site of Carbancle is ( nape of neck).
Carbancle is common among diabetic.
Diabetic with carbancle is #Toxic & #Ketotic.
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Managment:
Most of furnucules resolve spontaneously if not give a course of oral antibiotics #Rarely require surgical intervention.
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Reference:
1)UWORLD Surgery
2)SRB'S manual of surgery 4th ed page 46.
