A carbuncle is a cluster of furuncles, or boils, that develops under the skin. A carbuncle can be painful and tender to the touch. Home remedies and medical treatments may help. Furuncles and ...

Boils form from infected hair follicles. They can start as small, red bumps and turn into hard lumps under your skin that secrete pus. They usually go away on their own, but can reoccur. A boil is a ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’ve been having trouble with boils for a couple of years. Last year, my doctor told me that it was a staph infection. After about a week on the antibiotics he prescribed, I started to ...