Call for an appointment with your health care provider if furuncles develop and do not heal with home treatment within one week.
Call for an appointment with your provider if furuncles recur or are located on the face or spine.
Call for an appointment with your provider if boils are accompanied by fever, red streaks extending from the boil, large fluid collections around the boil, or other symptoms.
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