In Nigeria, it is estimated that the annual incidence is 22.1 - 49.8 new cases per 100,000 people, with it being a leading cause of emergency surgery, accounting for 15-40 per cent of such cases, ...
A boil forms due to a bacterial or other infection of a hair follicle and skin at the root of a hair. Many resolve on their own with time and home management.
After years of symptoms and misdiagnoses, one patient shares how he learned he had a life-altering condition that challenges ...