carbuncle
MONDO:0002237Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names carbuncle yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An infection of cutaneous and subcutaneous tissue that consists of a cluster of boils. Commonly, the causative agent is staphylococcus aureus. Carbuncles produce fever, leukocytosis, extreme pain, and prostration.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0002237), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: carbuncle
- Also called
- carbuncle and furuncle of buttockcarbuncle and furuncle of face