Carbuncle

What it means

A pustular lesion of the skin emerging from group of infected hair follicles, characterized by a deep location and dissecting through tissue planes. A carbuncle is larger and deeper than a furuncle.

Rare diseases that can present with this1

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category