爛疔(ulcerated boil),疾病名稱,屬疔瘡類,因皮肉破損,感染毒氣,毒聚肌膚所致。臨床以局部焮熱、腫痛,皮色暗紅,迅速腐爛,稀薄如水,潰後流出臭穢膿液,易並發走黃,可危及生命等為特徵的疔瘡。[1]