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Pilonidal Sinus of the Glans Penis Associated with Actinomyces Case Reports and Review of Literature
Pilonidal sinus is a well-recognized condition that occurs most commonly in the sacrococcygeal area of younger men. It is hypothesized to be an acquired chronic inflammation condition due mainly to hair trapped beneath the surface. A pilonidal sinus in the sacrococcygeal region is associated with re...
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2004
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5956513/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15523564 http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2004.188 |
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author | Chikkamuniyappa, Shylashree Furman, Jaime Scott, Rolf Sjuve |
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description | Pilonidal sinus is a well-recognized condition that occurs most commonly in the sacrococcygeal area of younger men. It is hypothesized to be an acquired chronic inflammation condition due mainly to hair trapped beneath the surface. A pilonidal sinus in the sacrococcygeal region is associated with recurrent infection, abscess formation, cellulitis, fistulae, and rarely, squamous cell carcinoma. A pilonidal sinus of the penis is a rare entity. The association of a penile pilonidal cyst and Actinomyces is even more uncommon with only three cases reported previously. Two cases of pilonidal sinus are reported in this paper. One of the cases was associated with actinomycosis. Pilonidal sinus of the penis should be considered in the clinical and pathological differential diagnosis and has to be distinguished from balanoposthitis, epidermal cyst, and carcinoma. The knowledge about possible association with actinomycosis is important to ensure early treatment. |
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spelling | pubmed-59565132018-06-03 Pilonidal Sinus of the Glans Penis Associated with Actinomyces Case Reports and Review of Literature Chikkamuniyappa, Shylashree Furman, Jaime Scott, Rolf Sjuve ScientificWorldJournal Case Study Pilonidal sinus is a well-recognized condition that occurs most commonly in the sacrococcygeal area of younger men. It is hypothesized to be an acquired chronic inflammation condition due mainly to hair trapped beneath the surface. A pilonidal sinus in the sacrococcygeal region is associated with recurrent infection, abscess formation, cellulitis, fistulae, and rarely, squamous cell carcinoma. A pilonidal sinus of the penis is a rare entity. The association of a penile pilonidal cyst and Actinomyces is even more uncommon with only three cases reported previously. Two cases of pilonidal sinus are reported in this paper. One of the cases was associated with actinomycosis. Pilonidal sinus of the penis should be considered in the clinical and pathological differential diagnosis and has to be distinguished from balanoposthitis, epidermal cyst, and carcinoma. The knowledge about possible association with actinomycosis is important to ensure early treatment. TheScientificWorldJOURNAL 2004-10-22 /pmc/articles/PMC5956513/ /pubmed/15523564 http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2004.188 Text en Copyright © 2004 Shylashree Chikkamuniyappa et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Study Chikkamuniyappa, Shylashree Furman, Jaime Scott, Rolf Sjuve Pilonidal Sinus of the Glans Penis Associated with Actinomyces Case Reports and Review of Literature |
title | Pilonidal Sinus of the Glans Penis Associated with Actinomyces Case Reports and Review of Literature |
title_full | Pilonidal Sinus of the Glans Penis Associated with Actinomyces Case Reports and Review of Literature |
title_fullStr | Pilonidal Sinus of the Glans Penis Associated with Actinomyces Case Reports and Review of Literature |
title_full_unstemmed | Pilonidal Sinus of the Glans Penis Associated with Actinomyces Case Reports and Review of Literature |
title_short | Pilonidal Sinus of the Glans Penis Associated with Actinomyces Case Reports and Review of Literature |
title_sort | pilonidal sinus of the glans penis associated with actinomyces case reports and review of literature |
topic | Case Study |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5956513/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15523564 http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2004.188 |
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