A Case of Interdigital Pilonidal Sinus in the Foot.
- Author:
Eui Jong BAE
1
;
Soo bin SON
;
Soo Hong SEO
;
Sang Wook SON
;
Il Hwan KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. kumcihk@korea.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Interdigital web space;
Pilonidal sinus
- MeSH:
Adult;
Biopsy;
Epithelium;
Fistula;
Foot;
Hair;
Humans;
Keratins;
Occupational Diseases;
Occupations;
Pilonidal Sinus;
Skin;
Track and Field
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2009;47(9):1074-1076
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
An interdigital pilonidal sinus is considered a rare occupational disease related to individuals with short hair. We describe a case of a 44-year-old man who presented with a tender nodule with a purulent discharge in the fourth interdigital web space of the left foot. The biopsy specimen showed a sinus tract surrounded by keratin and squamous epithelium, and the track contained acute and chronic inflammatory cells. The skin lesion was improved with occlusion of the fistula by using 100% bichloracetic acid. We herein report on a rare case of a interdigital pilonidal sinus in the foot, and this occurred with no relation to the patietn's occupation.
