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... > Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Skin Diseases, Bacterial > Staphylococcal Skin Infections > Furunculosis
Infections > Skin Diseases, Infectious > Skin Diseases, Bacterial > Staphylococcal Skin Infections > Furunculosis
... > Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Skin Diseases, Infectious > Skin Diseases, Bacterial > Staphylococcal Skin Infections > Furunculosis
... > Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections > Staphylococcal Infections > Staphylococcal Skin Infections > Furunculosis
Animal Diseases > Fish Diseases > Furunculosis

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Furunculosis  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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  • Boils

Note

  • consider also CARBUNCLE, also usually caused by Staph (but not malignant carbuncle which = ANTHRAX)

Scope note

  • A persistent skin infection marked by the presence of furuncles, often chronic and recurrent. In humans, the causative agent is various species of STAPHYLOCOCCUS. In salmonid fish (SALMONIDS), the pathogen is AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA.

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