A skin and integumentary tissue symptom that is characterized by a pus-filled pocket in the skin, similar to a pimple, but larger and deeper. The pocket is filled with bacteria, white blood cells, and dead skin and typcally result from the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus prentrating the skin through a cut or hair follicle. [ url:https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2677448 ]
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A skin and integumentary tissue symptom that is characterized by a pus-filled pocket in the skin, similar to a pimple, but larger and deeper. The pocket is filled with bacteria, white blood cells, and dead skin and typcally result from the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus prentrating the skin through a cut or hair follicle.