Sign, Symptoms and Treatment of Boil (Pigsa)

Sign, Symptoms and Treatment of Boil

Boil – it is caused by infection by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus in which result of pain in a swollen area on the skin, which also caused by an accumulation of pus and dead tissue.

Signs and symptoms:

• It is bumpy red.
• Pus-filled lumps around a hair follicle (warm and painful).
• May experience fever.
• Swollen lymph nodes.
• Fatigue.

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Treatment:

• Draining boils by application of a cloth soaked in warm salt water.
• Use antibiotic cream or antiseptic tea tree oil to cover the furuncle.
• Don’t squeeze the furuncle without consulting a medical practitioner because it may spread the infection.
• It is also incise and drain by a medical practitioner to avoid any risk which leads to a serious complication.
• It is advice to have an antibiotic therapy for a large or those occur in sensitive areas.

Boils, in Tagalog word is called PIGSA, do not need to be drained in order to heal. Opening the infected skin area will cause further infections.

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