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A boil is a red, swollen, painful bump under the skin. It often looks like an overgrown pimple. Boils are often caused by infected hair follicles. Bacteria from the infection form an abscess, or pocket of pus. A boil can become large and cause severe pain.Boils most often happen where there is hair and rubbing. The face, neck, armpits, breasts, groin, and buttocks are common sites.acteria from the infection form an abscess, or pocket of pus. A boil can become large and cause severe pain. Boils most often happen where there is hair and rubbing. The face, neck, armpits, breasts, groin, and buttocks are common sites.
Boils, also called furuncles or abcesses, are infected hair follicles. Most often it's the bacteria staphylococcus aureus that causes those painful swellings, but other bacteria and fungus can cause boils too. A boil looks like a pimple on steroids. It starts out as a firm, red, painful limp under the skin's surface. Over the course of several days, it grows larger, softens, and develops a white, pus-filled head.