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Fig. 27.2 Furuncle presenting as a very tender, erythematous follicular-based abscess. |
Furuncles may be solitary or multiple and present as painful, erythematous, deep-seated follicular abscesses (Fig. 27-2). Patients may demonstrate mild constitutional symptoms in severe cases, or lesions may progress into carbuncles or staphylococcal cellulitis.