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Record 1 2002-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Skin Appendages
DEF

A painful nodule formed in the skin by circumscribed inflammation of the corium and subcutaneous tissue, enclosing a central slough or "core".

OBS

Furuncles are caused by staphylococci, which enter through the hair follicles, and their formation is favored by constitutional or digestive derangement and local irritation.

OBS

The term "furuncle" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Phanères
DEF

Inflammation d'un follicule pilosébacé due au staphylocoque doré, se présentant sous forme d'un bourbillon jaunâtre entouré d'un halo rouge et situé sur une base tuméfiée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Faneras
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