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Hair follicle anatomy

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• Abscess of the skin, spinal cord, brain, kidneys, or other organ
• Brain infection
• Endocarditis
• Osteomyelitis
• Permanent scarring
• Sepsis
• Spinal cord infection
• Spread of infection to other parts of the body or skin surfaces

Call for an appointment with your health care provider if furuncles:

• Appear on the face or spine
• Continue to occur
• Do not heal with home treatment within 1 week
• Occur along with a fever, red streaks extending out from the sore, large fluid collections around the boil, or other symptoms

Review Date: 10/28/2008
Reviewed By: Michael Lehrer, M.D., Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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