BOIL (FURUNCLE) , ITS CAUSE , SITE , CLINICAL FEATURES , COMPLICATION , HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT .
Today's topic is related to skin problems and its one of the problem which every individual had suffer in his lifetime and are well aware of it .
In some cases , we see there is a recurrent history of boil in individual , one come and goes other start growing in same place or different place .
In some cases it take long time to heal .
In today's post I will highlight some point on its cause , where it appear more , what are the clinical features and its complication and lastly the line of treatment.
WHAT IS BOIL ?
Boil |
By definition it is a acute staphylococcal infection of hair follicles with perifolliculitis.
Such infections proceeds to suppuration and central necrosis .
Boil is also known as FURUNCLE .
WHAT CAUSES BOILS ?
Organism : Staphylococcal aureus .
The hair follicle are get infected with organism which leads to multiplication of organism and it give rise to sign and symptoms .
WHERE BOILS OCCUR MOST Or WHERE DOES ONE GET BOILS ?
Common area is Neck and Back .
Furuncle on external auditory meatus , as area is less so here the eruption is very painful .
Perianal area , it's also second most place for boils .
Boils under armpits .
WHAT ARE CLINICAL FEATURES OF BOILS?
Redness and Painful Swelling is present at site of boil .
Tenderness marked .
After couple of days , sofeting at the centre and small pustule appears .
It's burst spontaneously and yellowish green discharge occur .
After the discharge is complete drained , a deep cavity is formed lined with granulation tissue and healing take place .
In some cases , boil subsided without suppuration or discharge , they are blind boils .
Similarly , hair follicle of eyelids are also affected and it turns into stye .
COMPLICATION OF BOILS
CELLUTITIS : It is a serious infection of skin and tissues beneath the skin
HYDRADENITIS , it is formation of lumps at infected sites .
SURROUNDING LYMPNODES ARE AFFECTED .
RECCURANCE boils at perianal region leads to pilonidal sinus or perianal sinus .
GENERAL LINE OF TREATMENT OF BOILS
GENERAL HEALTH CARE of the individual should be maintained .
Maintain good hygienic environment
Incision is hardly required .
Antibiotics needed in some case .
If there is recurrent history of boils then diabetic should be rule out .
SMALL REPERTORY ON BOILS
FROM KENT REPERTORY
SKIN ERUPTION
boils : Abrot., agar., alum., alumn., am-c., am-m.,anac., ant-c., ant-t., anth., apis., Arn , ars-i., ars., aur., bar-c., Bell., brom., bry., bufo., calc-p., calc-s., calc., carb-an., carb-s., carb-v., chin-a., chin., cist., coc-c., cocc., con., crot-h., dulc., elaps.,eupho., graph., Hep., hyos., ign., iod., jug-r., kali-i., kali-n., kreos., Lach., laur., led., Lyc., mag-c., mag-m., Merc., mez., mur-ac., nat-a., nat-c., nat-m., nat-p., nit-ac., nux-m., nux-v., Petr., ph-ac., phos., phyt., pic-ac., Psor., puls., Rhus-t., sars., sec., sep., sil., spong., stann., staph., stram., sul-ac., Sulph., tarent., thuj., zinc.
blood boils : Alum., arn., bell., bry., calc., eupho., hyos., iod., iris., kali-bi., led., lyc., mag-c., mag-m., mur-ac., nat-m., nit-ac., ph-ac., Phos., sec., sep., sil., sul-ac., sulph., thuj.
blue : Anthr., bufo., crot-h., lach.
greenish pus : Sec.
injured places : Dulc.
large : Ant-t., apis., bufo., hep., hyos., lach., lyc., merc., nat-c., nit-ac., nux-v., phos., sil., viol-t.
maturing slowly : Hep., sil., sulph.
periodical : Ars., hyos., iod., lyc., merc., nit-ac., phos., phyt., sil., staph., sulph.
small : Arn., bar-c., dulc., fl-ac., Kali-i., lyc., mag-c., mag-m., nat-m., nux-v., sulph., tarent., viol-t., zinc.
spring, in the : Bell., crot-h., lach.
stinging when touched : Mur-ac., sil.
brownish : Anag., dulc., nit-ac., ph-ac., phos.
SOME HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE FOR BOILS
ARNICA
ITCHING ,BURNING , ERUPTION OF SMALL PIMPLES
CROPS OF SMALL BOILS .
PAINFULL BOIL .
BELLADONNA
DRY AND HOT SKIN , PUSTULES ON FACE
GLANDS ARE SWOLLEN ,TENDER ,RED .
INDURATION AFTER INFLAMMATION .
HEPAR SULPHURIS
PAPULES PRONE TO SUPPURATES AND EXTEND , SUPPURATES WITH PRICKLY PAIN , EASILY BLEED ,
SUPPURATION SMELLS LIKE OLD CHEESE .
LACHESIS
INDICATED IN CASES OF BOILS , CARBUNCLES ,ULCERS ETC .
INTENSE PAIN , DARK APPEARANCE .
SENSITIVE TO TOUCH .
DISCHARGE ARE OFFENSIVE .
MERCURIUS
EVERY LITTLE INJURY SUPPURATES .
OFFENSIVE SWEAT ,
DRYNESS OF SKIN COMPLAINTS CONTRA INDICATED MERCURIUS.
IN BOILS WHEN SUPPURATION SETS IN PAIN IN NIGHT .
LACHESIS
INDICATED IN CASES OF BOILS , CARBUNCLES ,ULCERS ETC .
INTENSE PAIN , DARK APPEARANCE .
SENSITIVE TO TOUCH .
DISCHARGE ARE OFFENSIVE .
MERCURIUS
EVERY LITTLE INJURY SUPPURATES .
OFFENSIVE SWEAT ,
DRYNESS OF SKIN COMPLAINTS CONTRA INDICATED MERCURIUS.
IN BOILS WHEN SUPPURATION SETS IN PAIN IN NIGHT .
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