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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.
A boil (furuncle) is an acute infection of a hair follicle, usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus. A carbuncle is a swollen, painful area discharging pus from several points. It occurs when a group of adjacent hair follicles becomes deeply infected; S. aureus is usually the pathogen. An inflammatory reaction occurs in the surrounding and underlying connective tissue, including the subcutaneous fat.