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Case Reports
. 2016 Jan-Mar;8(1):38-9.
doi: 10.4103/0974-7753.179386.

Interdigital Pilonidal Sinus, Report of Two Cases

Dogus Yalcin  1 , Burak Tekin  2 , Bulent Sacak  1 , Gulcicek Ayranci  3 , Ipek Erbarut  3
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Interdigital Pilonidal Sinus, Report of Two Cases

Dogus Yalcin et al. Int J Trichology. 2016 Jan-Mar.

Abstract

Hairdresser's disease is an occupational acquired interdigital pilonidal sinus (IPS) of especially male barbers. Here, two cases of IPSs are reported. Both cases underwent surgical excision and primary closure. Six months follow-up period did not present any complications or recurrence. Caused by repeated implantation of foreign hair to the interdigital web space, IPS is preventable, but once acquired treated with surgical excision and primary closure or with a skin flap for postoperative comfort.

Keywords: Barber; Hairdresser's disease; interdigital pilonidal sinus; occupational disease; web space granuloma.

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Figure 1
Interdigital pilonidal sinus of the right hand third web space
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Figure 2
(a) Histological examination in the first patient revealed a sinus tract, and multiple broken hair shafts. The sinus was surrounded by benign squamous epithelium, acute, and chronic inflammatory cells with foreign body giant cells (H and E, ×40); (b) Histological examination in the second patient showed a sinus tract with multiple broken hair shafts and foreign body type granulomas (H and E, ×40)
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