Skin abscess and folliculitis

Extract

• Minor skin abscesses (boils) can be treated by incision and drainage without the need for systemic antimicrobials.
• Recurrent abscesses (furunculosis) call for the identification of predisposing factors, improvement of personal hygiene and, if necessary, topical treatment of nasal staphylococcal colonisation.

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Abscess, Cephalosporins, Dermatology, Folliculitis, Furunculosis, H60.0, Infectious diseases, J34.0, L02*, L72.1, L73.0, barbers itch, carbuncle, furuncle, sycosis barbae