See Also: carbuncle(dictionary)
carbuncle(medicine)
carbuncle(dictionary)
Carbuncle(health)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
vitiligo(medicine)
vitiligo(encyclopedia)
vitiligo(dictionary)
Vitiligo(health)
Cazenave's vitiligo(medicine)

vitiligo capitis (medicine) and carbuncle (medicine)


vitiligo capitis (medicine)


vitiligo capitis


An obsolete term for alopecia areata.


carbuncle (medicine)


carbuncle


A Staphylococcal skin infection which involves a hair follicle, often referred to as a boil or a furuncle. A group of boils is known as a carbuncle.

Symptoms and findings include a tender pea-sized (or larger), red nodule, may ooze pus or weep.

Treatment includes warm, wet compresses several times a day. Oral or topical antibiotics may be indicated in some cases.