HTHSCI 2HH3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Antibacterial Soap, Hair Follicle, Boil
2 Sep 2018
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Localized infection of the hair follicle (red, swollen, & pus filled). Pain, tenderness and localised edema at site of infection. Furuncles (boils: large, painful, raised nodular lesion (extension of folliculitis into surrounding hypodermis), carbuncle, cluster of boils; often hard, round. & deep infection of multiple hair follicles (multiple furuncles): often on neck, shoulders, thighs, associated with fever, heals slower. Toxins cause cells of the outer epidermis to separate from each other and underlying tissues. Redness and wrinkling of the skin commonly appears first on the mouth then spreads across the entire body, then formation of clear fluid filled blisters: exotoxin travels from site, older men with thick, depends on extent of. Routine practice. skin. infection: antibacterial soap to affected area, warm compress, clean and drain abscess of pus if possible, multiple lesions: Less than 5 years of age, elderly, and immunocompromised. Skin falls away within 2 days of symptom onset and resolves within 7-
