what's the difference in a cyst and a boil?

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what's the difference in a cyst and a boil?

2007-03-20 14:35:39 · 4 answers · asked by peggy d 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases

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A cyst is a sack filled with fluid. A boil has infection in it.

2007-03-20 15:09:37 · answer #1 · answered by Duchess20 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋

A boil get sore to the touch. Where a cyst doesn't, they just keep getting bigger over time.

2007-03-20 21:53:49 · answer #2 · answered by B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

a cyst is non suppurative,,,enclosed,encapsulated by adipose or lipid tissue,,,,,,a boil is inflammed,suffused with red & white cells,could be staphylococcus bacteria,or streptococcus caused,,,,,perhaps an inflamed hair follicle

2007-03-24 20:58:33 · answer #3 · answered by quackpotwatcher 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋

i am totally unsure

2007-03-21 03:21:46 · answer #4 · answered by my_chem_42 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋