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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 facts. A boil, or skin abscess, is a collection of pus that forms in the skin. Boils symptoms and signs include: a firm reddened bump, tender, swollen skin surrounding the bump, the bump may increase in size, pus-filled head on the bump, which may spontaneously drain, weep, or ooze. Antibiotics alone can be inadequate in treating abscesses.