RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58097682
T1 Pilonidal Disease
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58097682
RD 2024/04/19
AB •  Acute,  chronic,  recurring  abscess  or  chronic  draining  sinus  over  the  sacrococcygeal  or  perianal  region•  An  acquired  infection  of  natal  cleft  hair  follicles  that  become  distended  and  obstructed  and  rupture  into  the  subcutaneous  tissues  to  form  a  pilonidal  abscess•  Hair  from  the  surrounding  skin  is  pulled  into  the  abscess  cavity  by  the  friction  generated  by  the  gluteal  muscles  during  walking