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Broda Barnes, Furunculosis—Etiology and Treatment, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 3, Issue 4, 1 April 1943, Pages 243–244, https://doi.org/10.1210/jcem-3-4-243
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Abstract
EVIDENCE indicates that there are many factors in the etiology of furunculosis. There seems to be a widespread belief among laymen that boils are the result of ‘bad blood,’ but no scientific support has been presented to substantiate such a view. Cleanliness of the skin was considered a major factor by Gant, Owens and Schwartz (1) in a severe outbreak of boils among a group of tunnel workers. The resistance of the host is an important factor in any infection and it seems logical to assume that low tissue resistance would play a r61e in the development of furunculosis. The present report reviews 16 cases in which tissue resistance seemed to be an important factor.
The 16 patients were college students between the ages of 17 and 25 years. They represented the only cases of furunculosis seen among approximately 2'000 students over a period of one year.