Conditions like diabetes or other immune-compromising illnesses can make boils more frequent and severe. Certain skin conditions, including eczema or acne, may increase susceptibility by ...

They are, most times, a result of a bacterial infection that develops below the skin. Boils usually start out small and grow bigger with time. As they grow, they begin to fill with puss which is ...

Jessica Butler, 29, was diagnosed with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a chronic disease that causes boil-like lumps to form under the skin, when she was a teenager. Her symptoms were pretty ...