BOIL (FURUNCLE) , ITS CAUSE , SITE , CLINICAL FEATURES , COMPLICATION , HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT

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

It is PAINFUL pus filled cavity beneath skin surface infected by organism.

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 .