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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For boils : no incision less pain no scar : prescribe Tin-Tabs (Cole).

Two "Seabury" items of importance to medical men : the "Perfection" Boil Plaster.

Discharging boil, parotid gland area (sheep)

Comby, Jules (1853-1947)

Notes on Diseases

On the presence of peculiar parasitic organisms in the tissue of a specimen of Delhi boil / by D.D. Cunningham.

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Comby, Jules (1853-1947)

For boils : no incision less pain no scar : prescribe Tin-Tabs (Cole).

Notes on Diseases

On the presence of peculiar parasitic organisms in the tissue of a specimen of Delhi boil / by D.D. Cunningham.

Discharging boil, parotid gland area (sheep)