In 1973, the District of Columbia Home Rule Act provided the city with more control of local affairs, including the election of a mayor and a 13-member city council.
1 Ingrown hairs. 2  Result of a splinter or other foreign material that gets lodged into the skin. 3  Plugged sweat glands that become infected. (This is the most common cause of boils buttocks).  Any break in your skin, even a small cut or scrape, can develop into an abscess, which can become infected with bacteria.
There are several different types of boils: 1  Furuncle or carbuncle: This is an abscess in the skin usually caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. 2  A furuncle can have one or more openings onto the skin and may be associated with a fever or chills. Share Your Story. 2  A boil, or skin abscess, is a collection of pus that forms in the skin. 3  Boils symptoms and signs include. 4  a firm reddened bump, 5  tender, swollen skin surrounding the bump, 6  the bump may increase in size, 7  pus-filled head on the bump, which may spontaneously drain, weep, or ooze.