Follicular occlusion tetrad is a condition including hidradenit is suppurativa, acne conglobata, dissecting cellulitis of scalp and pilonidal sinus. The exact pathogenesis of this group of disease is unknown but evidence suggests that they share the same pathological process ini t iated by fol l icular occlusion. Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is an uncommon disease affecting the axillae and ano...

HYPOTHESIS Pilonidal disease is a common chronic disorder of the sacrococcygeal region affecting young people. Although many surgical methods have been suggested, an ideal method is still lacking because of significant morbidity and high recurrence rates. However, the crossed triangular flaps technique, which involves excision and primary closure, with less morbidity and low recurrence rates, a...

CDC coryneform group A-3 bacteria are rare human pathogens. In this study, six group A-3 isolates (two from blood, one from cerebrospinal fluid, and one each from homograft valve, lip wound, and pilonidal cyst) were compared to the type strains of phenotypically related organisms, Cellulomonas fimi, Cellulomonas hominis, Oerskovia turbata, and Sanguibacter suarezii, and characterized by phenoty...

This article is in two parts. The overall aim of this section was to review the literature in relation to pilonidal sinus wounds (PSW) healing by secondary intent for a Master's of Science in Wound Healing and Tissue Repair thesis. The purpose of the literature review was to determine if an evidence-based guideline or consensus document existed for the care of these wounds, and if not, to deter...

Actas Dermosifiliogr. 2008;99:493-501 496 papules in an immunodeficient patient being treated with granulocyte colony stimulating factor. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2003;49:105-8. 9. Pembroke AC, Grice K, Levantine AV, Warin AP. Eruptive angiomata in malignant disease. Clinical and Exp Dermatol. 1978;3:147-56. 10. Lin KJ, Yen TC, Tzen KY. Multiple pyogenic granuloma demonstrated by SPECT using 99Tcm-l...

Summary: Pilonidal sinus is a chronic inflammatory track in mid gluteal cleft usually associated with hairs with an incidence rate of twenty six per one lakh population. It is more prevalently seen in the natal cleft of hairy middle aged obese, males. Such type of non-healing tracts may be considered as Nāḍivraṇa (Sinuses) and can either be treated by the conventional Kṣārasūtra (medicated seto...

BACKGROUND Umbilical pilonidal sinus (UPS) is a rare disease of young, hirsute, dark men with deep navels and poor personal hygiene. UPS could easily be misdiagnosed and mistreated due to its rarity and lack of awareness of the condition by physicians. However, the diagnosis is easy to establish with physical examination and a detailed history. Although it is being diagnosed and reported more f...

OBJECTIVE To compare the outcome of Open excision and secondary healing with rhomboid excision and Limberg flap in the management of sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease (SPD). METHODS A prospective, analytical, comparative study using randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted at Liaquat University Hospital (Jamshoro) & Fatima Hospital-Baqai Medical University (Karachi), from June 200...

OBJECTIVE This study was designed to compare the efficacy of crystallized phenol method with Limberg flap in pilonidal sinus treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS Patients with a diagnosis of pilonidal sinus disease treated with surgical excision + Limberg rhomboid flap technique and crystallized phenol method between 2010-2011 in the Şevket Yılmaz Training and Research Hospital, Department of Gene...

Background: Pilonidal disease is a common chronic disorder of the sacrococcygeal region; and its surgical management is still a matter of discussion. The ideal therapy would be a quick cure that allowed patients to return rapidly to normal activity, that is minimally invasive with no morbidity, a low risk of complication and easy to learn. Methods: Sixty seven patients with pilonidal disease we...