Q: Are boils bumpy? ¶
A: Yes, and red, pus-filled lumps around a hair follicle that are tender, warm, and very painful.
Q: Are boils as well more likely to have a positive family history, take antibiotics, and to have been hospitalised, anemic, or diabetic? ¶
A: Yes, they are also more likely to have associated skin diseases and multiple lesions.
Q: Is a boil ready to drain or discharge pus? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are boils scarring and infection or abscess of the skin? ¶
A: Yes, and spinal cord, brain, kidneys, or other organs.
Q: Is a boil called chronic furunculosis? ¶
A: Yes.