It is believed in Chinese medicine that this disease is mostly caused by heat toxin and fire toxin. Its onset is swift and improper treatment and nursing can easily cause general suppurative infection to endanger the life. Clinically, it is characterized by local tumefaction with deepand hard base, with a millet-grain pus at the beginning,accompanied by remarkable general symptoms. It is similar to the scope of facial furuncle, cellulitis and carbunclein Western medicine.

Integration of Chinese medicine and western medicine would be a good choice for this disease. When treating facial furunculosis, Chinese doctors will take everything into consideration. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, there are some patterns of syndrome that lead to furunculosis.
1. Heat-Toxin Accumulation Syndrome
2. Fire-Toxin Preponderance Syndrome