Diseases

Furunculosis

A persistent skin infection marked by the presence of furuncles, often chronic and recurrent. In humans, the causative agent is various species of STAPHYLOCOCCUS. In salmonid fish (SALMONIDS), the pathogen is AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA.

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A persistent skin infection marked by the presence of furuncles, often chronic and recurrent. In humans, the causative agent is various species of STAPHYLOCOCCUS. In salmonid fish (SALMONIDS), the pathogen is AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA.

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2 entry terms
  • Boils
  • Furuncles

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, virology.

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consider also CARBUNCLE, also usually caused by Staph (but not malignant carbuncle which = ANTHRAX)

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  1. C01w.150.252w.410.868w.951.270
  2. C01w.150.252w.819.770.270
  3. C01w.800w.720.770.270
  4. C17.800w.838w.765.770.270
  5. C22w.362w.224

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Furunculosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005667. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005667
  2. Furunculosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2640586