Buttock Boil

Buttock Boil:

Buttock Boil: Introduction

Buttock Boil: A boil that occurs on the buttock. A boil is an infected hair follicle located on the skin. The lesions if full of pus and can be quite painful. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Buttock Boil is available below.

Symptoms of Buttock Boil

Click to Check

Infected hair follicle on the buttock
Boil on the buttock
Painful skin bump on the buttock
Painful red skin lump on the buttock
Local lymph node swelling
more symptoms...»

See full list of 7 symptoms of Buttock Boil

Treatments for Buttock Boil

Watchful waiting - boils will often resolve on their own
Surgical lancing and drainage
Antibiotics - topical or oral
Avoid picking at the boil
Avoid squeezing the boil
more treatments...»

See full list of 7 treatments for Buttock Boil

Wrongly Diagnosed with Buttock Boil?

Misdiagnosis of Buttock Boil
Failure to diagnose Buttock Boil
Hidden causes of Buttock Boil (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
Undiagnosed: Buttock Boil

Buttock Boil: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Buttock Boil:

Causes of Buttock Boil

The cause may vary amongst patients and there may be a number of factors involved:
Poor personal hygiene (see Hygiene symptoms)
Minor trauma to the skin allowing bacteria to invade
Use of strong medications may suppress the immune system and increase susceptibility to boils
more causes...»

Misdiagnosis and Buttock Boil

Psoriasis often undiagnosed cause of skin symptoms in children: Children who suffer from the skin disorder called psoriasis can often go undiagnosed. The main problem is...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Buttock Boil