TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pilonidal Disease A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. PY - 2010 T2 - Quick Answers Surgery 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 SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/20 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58097682 ER -