Carbuncle, Furuncle

Clinic

• Furuncles (boils) are skin abscesses caused by staphylococcal infection, which involve a hair follicle and surrounding tissue.
• Carbuncles are clusters of furuncles connected subcutaneously, causing deeper suppuration and scarring.

Related entities

• Abscess
• Cellulitis
• Paronychia

Miasm

MTB

Repertory

• Blue / Red: Anthraci, Lach, Tarent
• Burning: Anthraci, Apis, Ars, Crot-c
• Purple carbuncle with satellite pimples around it: Crot-c, Lach, Sul

Tissue Salt Remedies

• CS
• SIL
• CF: Best carbuncle remedy, esp when prescribed in alternation with KP
• FP: Carbuncle with fever