carbuncle
E794663
A carbuncle is a deep, painful cluster of interconnected boils caused by a bacterial infection of hair follicles, typically resulting in a swollen, pus-filled lump under the skin.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paget's abscess | 1 |
| carbuncle canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bacterial infection
ⓘ
cutaneous abscess ⓘ skin infection ⓘ |
| affectsStructure |
hair follicle
ⓘ
skin ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Staphylococcus aureus infection
ⓘ
bacterial infection of hair follicles ⓘ |
| hasClinicalCourse |
may enlarge over several days
ⓘ
may spontaneously drain ⓘ |
| hasComplication |
abscess formation
ⓘ
bacteremia ⓘ cellulitis ⓘ scarring ⓘ |
| hasDefinition | a deep, painful cluster of interconnected boils caused by bacterial infection of hair follicles ⓘ |
| hasField |
dermatology
ⓘ
infectious disease ⓘ |
| hasMorphology |
cluster of interconnected boils
ⓘ
indurated erythematous plaque with multiple pustular heads ⓘ |
| hasPossibleSymptom |
fatigue
ⓘ
fever ⓘ malaise ⓘ |
| hasRiskFactor |
close contact with infected individuals
ⓘ
diabetes mellitus ⓘ friction from tight clothing ⓘ immunosuppression ⓘ obesity ⓘ older age ⓘ poor hygiene ⓘ |
| hasSymptom |
multiple draining openings
ⓘ
painful swollen lump under the skin ⓘ pus-filled lesion ⓘ redness of the skin ⓘ tenderness ⓘ |
| hasSynonym | carbunculus ⓘ |
| hasTypicalLocation |
back of the neck
ⓘ
buttocks ⓘ shoulders ⓘ thighs ⓘ |
| hasTypicalOnset | acute ⓘ |
| isComposedOf | multiple furuncles ⓘ |
| isLargerThan | furuncle ⓘ |
| preventedBy |
avoiding sharing personal items
ⓘ
good personal hygiene ⓘ proper wound care ⓘ |
| treatedBy |
analgesics
ⓘ
incision and drainage ⓘ systemic antibiotics ⓘ warm compresses ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Paget's abscess