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Subungual pilonidal sinus of the hand in a dog groomer
P N Mohanna1, S Z Al-Sam, A F Flemming
1St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK.
British Journal of Plastic Surgery
|February 24, 2001
Abstract:
Interdigital pilonidal sinus of the hand is an occupational hazard in barbers, sheep shearers and cow milkers. We present a case of a subungual pilonidal sinus of the thumb of a dog groomer, complicated by the development of osteomyelitis in the distal phalanx.