A client is complaining of pain and drainage coming from an area on his back. The nurse assesses the area and finds a large erythematous, swollen mass with multiple areas of purulent drainage. The nurse suspects the client has a(n):
1. abscess.
2. carbuncle.
3. furuncle.
4. papule.
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Carbuncles are an aggregate of infected follicles originating deep in the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. Carbuncles are many furuncles, and they form an erythematous, swollen, broad, and slowly evolving mass that can ulcerate and drain from multiple openings. A furuncle is a single localized induration that is painful. An abscess is a cavity containing pus, and a papule is a small, raised lesion.
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