Pilonidal cyst of the scalp

Interdigital pilonidal sinus in a hairdresser

“…Pilonidal sinüs en sık sakrokoksigeal alanda görülmekle birlikte umblikus, saçlı deri, anal kanal, kulak gibi vücudun bir çok bölgesinde görülebilmektedir (3)(4)(5). Bununla birlikte kıl foliküllerinin bulunmadığı interdigital bölgede de nadir olarak görülebilmektedir ve pilonidal sinüs ilk olarak Allington ve Templeton tarafından 1942 yılında tanımlanmıştır (1,6 yetiştirenlerde de gelişen olgular bildirilmiştir.…”

Pilonidal Sinus Of The Scalp: A Case Report And Review Of The Literature Of Head And Neck Localization

“…Pilonidal sinus is typically encountered in the sacrococcygeal region, but rare cases have been described at other sites (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14). There are extremely rare cases at head and neck localizations in the literature.…”

“…It tends to occur frequently in the sacrococcygeal area, although rare cases have been described in other sites, including chin (1), neck (2), face (3), nose (4-6), scalp (7)(8)(9)(10), supra-auricle area (11), external ear (12), interdigital space (13), and umbilicus (14). The purpose of this paper is to report an extremely rare case of pilonidal sinus of the scalp in the postauricular area, and review the literature regarding especially this location.…”

Pilonidal Cyst of the Scalp

“…Kosaka and coworkers 2 referenced a previous case report by Moyer of a pilonidal cyst of the scalp. This previous case was similar to their own in that it was also in a young child after traumatic head injury.…”