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boil
Inflamed pus-filled swelling due to staphylococcus skin infection at a hair follicle. It hurts and feels hard; healing requires discharging the pus. Boils usually occur in hairy areas exposed to friction and maceration. A sty is a boil at the base of an eyelash. A carbuncle occurs when several adjoining boils merge. Boils may arise when scratching an existing skin disorder introduces staphylococci on the skin into hair follicles. Treatment usually involves keeping the area clean and protected from further infection; antibiotics often help severe cases.
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