Biomaterial Database

Interdigital pilonidal sinus in the hand. 2001

C I Adams, and P W Petrie, and G Hooper

Hand Surgery Unit, St John's Hospital, Livingston, UK. ciadams@rcsed.ac.uk

We report three cases of interdigital pilonidal sinus including a case of a woman with this condition. Previous reports that surgical excision is curative in all cases are not supported by our experience.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009784	Occupational Diseases	Diseases caused by factors involved in one's employment.	Diseases, Occupational,Occupational Illnesses,Disease, Occupational,Illnesse, Occupational,Illnesses, Occupational,Occupational Disease,Occupational Illnesse
D010864	Pilonidal Sinus	A hair-containing cyst or sinus, occurring chiefly in the coccygeal region.	Pilonidal Cyst,Cyst, Pilonidal,Cysts, Pilonidal,Pilonidal Cysts,Sinus, Pilonidal
D005260	Female		Females
D005385	Fingers	Four or five slender jointed digits in humans and primates, attached to each HAND.	Finger
D006197	Hair	A filament-like structure consisting of a shaft which projects to the surface of the SKIN from a root which is softer than the shaft and lodges in the cavity of a HAIR FOLLICLE. It is found on most surfaces of the body.	Fetal Hair,Hair, Fetal,Lanugo,Fetal Hairs,Hairs,Hairs, Fetal
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D001461	Barbering	The occupation concerned with the cutting and dressing of the hair of customers and, of men, the shaving and trimming of the beard and mustache. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)	Barberings