Carbuncle [karbunkl]
topical
13
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D002270
Definition
An infection of cutaneous and subcutaneous tissue that consists of a cluster of boils. Commonly, the causative agent is STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS. Carbuncles produce fever, leukocytosis, extreme pain, and prostration.
- Annotation
- usually caused by Staph; malignant carbuncle = ANTHRAX
- DUI
- D002270 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0003412
Allowable subheadings
- BL
- blood
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CI
- chemically induced
- CL
- classification
- CO
- complications 2
- CN
- congenital
- DI
- diagnosis 5
- DG
- diagnostic imaging
- DH
- diet therapy
- DT
- drug therapy 3
- EC
- economics
- EM
- embryology
- EN
- enzymology
- EP
- epidemiology
- EH
- ethnology
- ET
- etiology 4
- GE
- genetics
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology
- ME
- metabolism
- MI
- microbiology 1
- MO
- mortality
- NU
- nursing
- PS
- parasitology
- PA
- pathology
- PP
- physiopathology
- PC
- prevention & control
- PX
- psychology
- RT
- radiotherapy
- RH
- rehabilitation
- SU
- surgery 3
- TH
- therapy 6
- TM
- transmission
- UR
- urine
- VE
- veterinary
- VI
- virology
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Occurrences in Medvik records
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Diseases