A patient shows the healthcare professional a collection of infected hair follicles on the back of the neck is red, painful, and draining. What condition does the professional educate the patient on?
A)Erysipelas
B)Furuncles
C)Carbuncles
D)Boils

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The term carbuncle is used to identify a collection of infected hair follicles occurring most often on the back of the neck, the upper back, and the lateral thighs. The lesion begins in the subcutaneous tissue and lower dermis as a firm mass that evolves into an erythematous, painful, and swollen mass and drains through many openings. Erysipelas is a bacterial infection with firm red spots that coalesce together. A furuncle, or boil, is a deep, firm, red, painful nodule that changes into a fluctuant cyst.

A Patient Shows the Healthcare Professional a Collection of Infected