Unusual sites and presentations of pilonidal sinus disease

Abstract

na vel. Spo radic in cidences of im plan ta tion of pilonidal si nus have been reported. The dis ease is mostly ob served in hair dressers, but it has also been re ported spo rad i cally in other professions, as male sheep shearer, dog groomer, slaughter men or milker of cows. Short cus tom ers' hairs that pen e trate the sup ple interdigital skin of the hands pro duce bar ber's dis ease. Though there are only a few re ports about these pe cu liar si nuses in the avail able lit er a ture, they should be sus pected in any chron i cally dis charg ing, non-heal ing si nus or wound. A clin i cal suspicion of ma lig nant trans for ma tion or af fec tion with tu ber cu lo sis in the en demic area should also be kept in mind to avoid any de lay in the treat ment and the out come of the dis ease.