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Pilonidal Cyst (cont.)

Pilonidal Cyst Complications

The complications of a pilonidal cyst may include the following:

  • abscess formation,


  • recurrence of the pilonidal cyst,


  • systemic infection (infection that spreads throughout the body), or


  • squamous cell carcinoma (the development of a form of skin cancer within the cyst).


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Pilonidal disease was first reported in 1833. Sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus is a common disorder among young adults.

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