A boil—medically known as a furuncle—is a common skin infection that occurs when a hair follicle or oil gland becomes infected. A boil usually appears as a red, painful lump that fills up with pus and ...

Boils usually occur in areas that have hair and that sweat or rub, like the groin/vagina, inner thigh/buttocks ... and dispose of or clean with hot water anything that touched the boil. Medical ...