Boils and boils are acute purulent deep folliculitis and perifolliculitis caused by staphylococcal invasion of hair follicles. If most boils occur repeatedly, it is called boil disease. It is also called “boil” in Chinese medicine, and is called “summer boil”, “heat boil”, and “stone boil”. Boils are also called “boils” in Chinese medicine.
Clinical manifestations of boils and boils
1.They occur on the head and face, hairline, neck and buttocks, etc.
2.Initially, they are conical follicular inflammatory papules or nodules with obvious inflammatory infiltration at the base. Self-perceived burning pain and pressure pain. The nearby lymph nodes are often enlarged. The nodules become soft in the center and yellowish-white pus plugs appear at the top. Remove the pus plugs and discharge bloody pus and necrotic tissue, and then the inflammation gradually subsides.
3.Serious cases may have systemic symptoms.
4. Patients with chronic boils are often combined with diabetes mellitus or other systemic diseases.
Treatment of boils and boils
1.Chinese medicine treatment for boils and boils
According to Chinese medicine, this disease is mostly caused by internal dampness and heat, and external poisonous and hot evil, which cannot be released and blocked in the skin.
This disease is identified by Chinese medicine as follows
(1) Dampness and heat are contained within the body, and heat and toxicity are felt again, the treatment should be to clear heat and dampness, cool blood and detoxify.
(2) If the pus has become established or the pus is not drained smoothly, we can use Tori Turbine Pus Soup.
(3) For early treatment of pus, we can use Jinhuang San; for pus breakage, we can use Huatoxin San.
2.Western medical treatment for boils and boils
(1) Systemic treatment
If the disease is serious, it can be treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics orally or intravenously or intramuscularly.
(2) Local treatment
Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, early hot compresses or topical ichthyolite ointment can be used; if the pus has been suppurated, the pus should be drained by incision. Avoid squeezing, especially in the nasal flanks and upper lip, to avoid intracranial infection caused by bacteria entering the cavernous sinus along the bloodstream.
(3) Physical therapy
Ultraviolet light, infrared light, ultra-short wave and audio electrotherapy can be used as appropriate. Early application is more effective.