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A patient presents with features suggestive of skin infections.. Folliculitis, furuncles, and carbuncles are a spectrum of staphylococcal (and occasionally other) infections of the hair follicle, progressing from superficial folliculitis to a deeper, painful nodule...
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a) What is the most likely diagnosis and what clinical features support it? (2 marks)
b) What investigations would you arrange to confirm the diagnosis? (3 marks)
c) Outline your management plan for this patient. (3 marks)
d) What are the key complications and prognostic factors? (2 marks)