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Skin BoilsOur skin is the outer most covering of the essential organ systems or our body. In fact, it has maximum exposure than any organ of our body. Any malfunctions occurring inside the body can result poor skin quality, infections and a variety of skin diseases. Skin boils are actually very deep infections that form abscesses on the skin surface and are often accompanied by unbearable pain and chilling fever. The boils are caused due to the intrusion of bacteria named Staphylococcus aureus. The bacteria can enter inside the skin through any wound or hair follicle opening. Sometimes clogging of the sweat or oils ducts can also lead to the development of skin boils. Individuals suffering from recurrent skin boils may have poor immune system. A normal individual’s immune system has the ability to fight against the foreign particles that enter inside the body and develop boils. If the immune system gets damaged due to decaying diseases like diabetes, HIV positive or simply poor health the natural ability to protect the body from imminent bacterial infection gets destroyed permanently resulting repeated attacks of boils. There are many individuals who seem to be quite healthy but are still the repeated victim of boils. Such individuals actually carry the spores of the bacteria causing boils from the time of their very birth itself. It is a genetically transferred disease which is characterized by presence of the bacteria responsible for forming boils on the very skin surface or inside the nasal chamber of the individual in large colonies. Such individual are called carriers and not only the person but also other family members who stay close by may end up getting infected with skin boils often. Types of Skin Boils Boils can be classified into several categories based on the way of formation and also their appearance. The following are the various types of skin boils. Furuncles and Carbuncles – Furuncles are formed due to infected hair follicles. The hair follicles of mainly the sebaceous gland are the common victims of the bacteria causing boils. The furuncles mainly occur in the body parts like neck, face, armpits and buttocks. You will also find skin boils of the furuncles type mainly occur due to excessive friction, tight clothing, excessive exposure to water and undue sweating. Individuals, who are obese, lead a stressful traumatic life or are in the habit of oral steroidal medicines are highly prone towards development of boils. Carbuncles are bit complex form of furuncles. Furuncles are generally of single heads while carbuncles have multiple openings. Carbuncles looks like a large red lump and keep on discharging pus when get matured. Carbuncles are formed due to the infection of the hair follicles that mainly grow in the skin regions having high concentration of oil ducts. In most cases both furuncle and carbuncles heal naturally. But in severe conditions they can be successfully treated with the aid of antibiotics and surgical methods by making a small incision of the boil head. Cystic Acne – The cystic acne is the most severe kind of acne. The cystic acne is characterized by formation of large sized cysts that are red in appearance. They cause tremendous pain as well. Cystic acne deforms the facial appearance of a person to a great extent. They mainly attack teenagers who at that age experience a great deal of hormonal imbalance, excessive secretion from oil ducts and accumulation of large quantities of dead skin in the pores of the hair follicles. The presence of large number of acne causing bacteria on the skin surface is also one of the common reasons for the formation of the cystic acne. Cystic acne is often studied to be hereditary in nature. The cystic acne which is also known as nodulocystic acne gets severe in form if they are exposed to persistent squeezing. If you are a victim of cystic acne you are strongly recommended not to squeeze or even touch especially with dirty hands. Proper maintenance of hygiene and following a nutritious and fat free diet may help you to recover from the incidence of cystic acne. You may even take up effective medicines to fight against the disease. Hydradenitis Suppurativa – The Hydradenitis Suppurativa is a very rare form of skin boils infection which is very chronic in from. The boils are characterized by multiple formations of red cysts that occur in large numbers in the areas that have high concentration of apocrine glands with hair follicles. Only 1 or 2 % of the total world population suffers from this disease. Though not much research works are done on the disease but it has been noted that often women are the victims of this infection and mainly occur in those patients, who have tightly grown curly hair. This type of boil mainly occurs in the regions like under arms, buttocks, groins and areas under the breasts. The skin being exposed to excessive heat, perspiration, obesity, tight clothing and studies have even repealed that too much smoking aggravates the condition of the cystic acne infection. The intensely painful boils after discharging pus leave open wounds that do not heal easily. The hydradenitis boils though not fatal but may cause severe disableness. Immediate medical supervision is required if you get infected with the disease. Application of proper medicines at early stages of the infection may help you to get rid boils easily. Pilonidal cyst – The word pilonidal is derived from the latin terms ‘pilus’ meaning hair and ‘nidus’ meaning nest. This type of boil formation is mainly caused in the buttock or the tail bone regions particularly towards the tip of the crevice of the buttocks. They are more prevalent in men than in women belonging to the age group of 15 to 25. The boils are characterized by abnormal formation of pockets containing large number of infected hair follicles debris of skin and other skin tissues. Apart from medicinal drugs or surgical therapies, common boils can easily be treated well with the help of home remedies. The home remedies for boils are quite effective as well as safe for use.
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