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Created July 2011
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| Title: | Boils |
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| Publisher: | Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia) |
| Description: | A boil looks like a huge pimple that sticks up through the skin. All the yucky stuff in a boil is held in by a thicker 'wall' of skin, which stops it from spreading at first. |
| Date: | Mar 2012 |
| Title: | Boils |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | A boil is an infection of a hair follicle, caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. A boil on the eyelid is a stye. Severe or recurring cases may require medical treatment. Regular outbreaks may indicate other illnesses, including diabetes. |
| Date: | Aug 2011 |
| Title: | Boils |
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| Publisher: | Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia) |
| Description: | Boils are infections just under the top layer of the skin. They cause a tender lump which may 'point' (come to a head) and release pus. Boils often form in the glands around the root of a hair. |
| Date: | Feb 2011 |
| Title: | Boils - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Boils or skin abscesses are inflamed and pus-filled areas of skin that look like oversized pimples. |
| Date: | May 2007 |
| Title: | Boils and impetigo |
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| Publisher: | Multicultural Health Communication Service |
| Description: | Information about boils and impetigo ('school sores'), including causes, prevention and treatment. |
| Date: | Mar 2003 |
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