Fire boils, or boils, are acute suppurative lesions localized to hair follicles and can be treated with topical medications such as ichthyol ointment and antibiotic ointment.
Boils are mostly caused by Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis invading individual hair follicles and the surrounding tissues, and are most common on the face and neck, back and buttocks, etc. They show localized redness, swelling, heat, and pain in the form of a hard nodule, and there may be a white pus head in the middle of the nodule. Most boils rupture on their own and usually require no special treatment.
For early stage boils that are not purulent, ichthyol ointment and 3% iodine tincture can be applied externally, and antibiotic ointment such as erythromycin ointment and mupirocin ointment can also be used to fight infection and promote healing. Care should be taken to avoid squeezing the boil to avoid spreading the infection, and a doctor should be consulted when administering medication.