Furunculosis
"Furunculosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A persistent skin infection marked by the presence of furuncles, often chronic and recurrent. In humans, the causative agent is various species of STAPHYLOCOCCUS. In salmonid fish (SALMONIDS), the pathogen is AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA.
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D005667
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C01.252.410.868.820.270 C01.252.825.770.270 C01.539.800.720.770.270 C17.800.838.765.770.270 C22.362.224
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Conners GP. Index of suspicion. Case 1. Nasal furuncle. Pediatr Rev. 1996 Nov; 17(11):405-6.