Pilonidal Disease Mimicking Fistula-in-Ano in a 15-Year-Old Female.

Case Rep Surg

Department of Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA.

Published: September 2012

Pilonidal disease typically presents with an abscess or intermittent pain and drainage in the sacrococcygeal region during the pubertal years. Further examination typically reveals pits in the midline of the sacrococcyx area due to entrapment of hair with recurrent entrapment, infection, and drainage. The following paper describes an unusual presentation of a pilonidal cyst with fissure and perianal drainage.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3443993PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/310187DOI Listing

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