In some cases, what seems like a boil may be a larger skin infection. An abscess on the breast is not common but can occur with mastitis when nursing, for example. A healthcare provider may need ...

Discovering a lump can be scary, but it’s important to stay calm and informed. Most lumps are harmless and may even disappear ...

That’s not a tumour,’ she said, snapping her gloves at her wrists after - in my view an unnecessarily short - rummage in my ...

Kapoor said that hot showers cause the skin’s natural oils that help to trap hydration to go away. “They boil up, so to speak. So, it’s kind of counterintuitive, but lukewarm showers up to ...

Stanford scientists discovered that a harmless skin bacterium triggers a powerful immune response. By tweaking a bacterial ...

I manage an inflammatory skin disease called hidradenitis suppurativa ... “Have you ever had an abscess before?” I felt ashamed. How did I let it get to this point? I didn’t know what ...

Two sisters, 10 and 12, had been bothered for months with skin abscesses that would not heal ... aureus (the commonest germ in wounds and boils) that resists the killing powers of penicillin ...

The unexpected nature of hidradenitis suppurativa means that it may impact people in different ways and varying degrees of severity.

When to See a Healthcare Provider In some cases, what seems like a boil may be a larger skin infection. An abscess on the breast is not common but can occur with mastitis when nursing, for example. A ...