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Carbuncles results from coalescing infections with Staphylococcus aureus around hair follicles and produce draining sinuses.
Visit: Staphylococcal Infection ; Furuncle (Boil) .
Carbuncles occur more often in men. Image Link
Most carbuncles are on the neck, but they also occur on the limbs, trunk, face, and scalp. Image1 ; Image2 .
Necrosis spreads deeply into the skin, and some patients develop bacteraemia, with a risk to life.
The infection is treated by applying antibiotics systemically and directly to the lesion and by incision.
A polypous carbuncle.Int J Dermatol. 1998 Apr;37(4):267-8.
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