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| − | A pilonidal cyst (from Latin meaning 'hair nest') is a blanket term for any type of skin infection near the tailbone. The term "pilonidal cyst" can be misleading, as a majority of the time, this is actually an abscess. These are typically painful, and normally happen in early adulthood (to the 30's).
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| − | [[REDdimension Wiki Circle]] member [[Kevin McNulty]] developed a recurring pilonidal cyst in the summer of 1978. He was attending his summer encampment with the [[Young Marines]] at the naval gunnery range on San Clemente Island when symptoms first appeared. He was doing sit-ups and when he got up, his friends noticed blood on his shorts in the area of his tailbone. He was diagnosed by a naval physician on the island. Surgery was performed later that summer to remove the cyst. The cyst recurred the following year and a second surgery in the summer of 1979 finally removed the cyst permanently.
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| − | ==Links==
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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilonidal_cyst On Wikipedia]<br>
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| − | *[http://www.pilonidal.org/ Pilonidal.org Pilonidal Support Alliance]<br>
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| − | *[http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/handouts/pilonidal%5Fdisease.html Pilonidal Disease]<br>
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| − | *[http://www.worldwidewounds.com/2003/december/Miller/Pilonidal-Sinus.html World Wide Wounds] - in-depth information on the treatment and symptoms of the condition, with photographs.
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| − | *[http://www.paxcredo.net/pilo1.html Pilonidal Sinus Self Help Page] with patient accounts of treatment.
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