DEAR DOCTOR K: I have a painful boil on my thigh. Can I treat it at home? DEAR READER: Yes, you can, unless it’s an unusually large boil (called a carbuncle). Boils and carbuncles are skin infections ...

Dear Dr. K: I have a painful boil on my thigh. Can I treat it at home? Dear Reader: Yes, you can, unless it”s an unusually large boil (called a carbuncle). Boils and carbuncles are skin infections ...

Question: I get painful boils. Is there any way to treat them? Mimi: Boils are nasty infections usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus and treated best by a doctor who can give you an antibiotic. My ...

Having boils and carbuncles is a painful thing to go through, a boil is full of pus and is formed under your skin when bacteria infect and inflame your hair follicles. In the beginning you will notice ...

Bumps that appear on the body can be hard for the average person to detect. Is it a pimple? A boil? A mosquito bite? Dr. Amy Espy-Smith, the area medical director for Concentra, an urgent-care clinic ...