Sacrococcygeal foreign body progressing with pilonidal sinus clinical picture: report of a case.

BACKGROUND

Pilonidal sinus is a benign anorectal disease that is frequently seen in the sacrococcygeal area when a foreign body reaction develops after the invasion of hair follicles.

OBJECTIVES

Trauma in this region and clinical abscesses that recur after trauma due to foreign bodies are not frequently observed.

CASE REPORT: This study presents the case of a patient with chronic leakage who had a history of three surgical procedures due to recurrent pilonidal abscesses and the presence of a foreign body in the sacrococcygeal area.

CONCLUSION

The presence of a foreign body in cases progressing with a single and wide inlet and frequently recurring abscess formation is a condition of which to be aware.