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  2. Pilonidal Disease | ASCRS

    • The cause for pilonidal disease is not completely understood. Hair often grows in the cleft (crease) between the buttocks. These hairs can traumatize and penetrate the skin at the top of the buttock creas… See more

    Symptoms

    Symptoms can vary from very mild to severe. The symptoms may include: 1. Small dimple 2. Irritation 3. Large painful mass (inflammation or abscess) 4. Clear, cloudy or bl… See more

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    Disease Patterns

    Nearly all patients are initially diagnosed by having an acute abscess episode (the area … See more

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    Treatment

    Treatment depends on the disease pattern. Once diagnosed and any active inflammation or infection is taken care of the primary therapy is keeping the area free of hair (topi… See more

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    Surgical Treatment

    Complex or recurring infections are treated surgically, either through excision or unroofing (opening) the sinuses. Unroofing the sinuses, as shown in Figure 2, involves op… See more

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    Postsurgical Prognosis

    When the wound is closed, it must be kept clean, dry and free of hair until the skin is fully healed. If the wound is left open, dressings or packing are used to help remove sec… See more

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