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What Is It/ |
How Is It Recognized/ |
Is Massage indicated |
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Condition Name |
What Are They? |
How Are They Recognized? |
or Contraindicated? |
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Boils |
Boils
are local staphylococ- |
Boils
look like acne, too, except |
Boils
at least locally contraindi- |
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cus
infections similar to |
that
the lesions are bigger and |
cate
massage, and care should |
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acne,
but they are not re- |
they
usually occur singly rather |
be
taken to make sure the infec- |
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lated
to adolescence or |
than
being spread over a large |
tion
is not systemic (screen the |
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liver
dysfunction, |
area.
They are also more painful |
client
for other symptoms such |
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than
typical acne lesions. |
as
swelling, fever, or discomfort |
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other
than at the site of the le- |
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sion).
The bacteria that cause |
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boils
are extremely virulent and |
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communicable.
The sheets of a |
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client
with boils should be |
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treated
with extra care. |
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