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Year
: 2019  |  Volume : 17  |  Issue : 4  |  Page : 138--139

Recurrent pilonidal sinus with mycobacterial infection: Implications


Sasank Kalipatnapu, Gigi Varghese 
 Department of General Surgery Unit-II, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

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Dr. Gigi Varghese
Department of General Surgery Unit II, Christian Medical College, Vellore - 632 004, Tamil Nadu
India

Pilonidal sinus disease is a chronic inflammatory disease classically found in the sacrococcygeal region. We describe a rare case of pilonidal disease associated with mycobacterial infection which resolved only after appropriate surgery and adequate antimycobacterial therapy.


How to cite this article:
Kalipatnapu S, Varghese G. Recurrent pilonidal sinus with mycobacterial infection: Implications.Curr Med Issues 2019;17:138-139


How to cite this URL:
Kalipatnapu S, Varghese G. Recurrent pilonidal sinus with mycobacterial infection: Implications. Curr Med Issues [serial online] 2019 [cited 2023 Apr 1 ];17:138-139
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