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What is a carbuncle?

Answer 1

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A carbuncle is a red, swollen, and painful cluster of boils that are connected to each other under the skin. A boil (or furuncle) is an infection of a hair follicle that has a small collection of pus (called an abscess) under the skin. Usually single, a carbuncle is most likely to occur on a hairy area of the body such as the back or nape of the neck. But a carbuncle also can develop in other areas of the body such as the buttocks, thighs, groin, and armpits.

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Answer 2

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A group of pus-filled bumps forming a connected area of infection under the skin.

Carbuncles form when one or more hair follicles get infected. They often occur on the back of the neck, shoulders or thighs.