DEAR DOCTOR K: I have a painful boil on my thigh. Can I treat it at home? DEAR READER: Yes, you can, unless it’s an unusually large boil (called a carbuncle). Boils and carbuncles are skin infections ...

Boils (furuncles) and carbuncles (a cluster of boils) are pus-filled bumps formed under skin. These painful bumps occur when bacteria infect and inflame one or more of the hair follicles. Boils start ...

Boils can occur anywhere on your skin, but appear mainly on your face, neck, armpits, buttocks or thighs — hair-bearing areas where you’re most likely to sweat or experience friction. Signs and ...

Staph infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria are known as boils and carbuncles. They appear like pockets in the skin that are filled with pus, a fluid that includes bacteria, dead skin ...

A boil is a painful, pus-filled bump that forms under your skin when your hair follicles become infected by bacteria and get inflamed. A carbuncle is a cluster of boils (furuncles) that form a ...

The wisdom of Cherry Vanilla dictates that when you get the chance to sleep with David Bowie, you take it – even if you’ve got giant carbuncles on your thighs. It’s one of many bawdy tales the rock ‘n ...