Title of article :
Recurrent Pilonidal Sinus Cyst on Penis
Author/Authors :
Ercil, Hakan Department of Urology - Ministry of Health - Numune Teaching and Research Hospital - Adana, Turkey , Alma, Ergun Department of Urology - Ministry of Health - Numune Teaching and Research Hospital - Adana, Turkey , Eflatun Deniz, Mehmet Department of Urology - Ministry of Health - Numune Teaching and Research Hospital - Adana, Turkey , Unal, Umut Department of Urology - Ministry of Health - Numune Teaching and Research Hospital - Adana, Turkey , Sozutek, Alper Department of General Surgery - Ministry of Health - Numune Teaching and Research Hospital - Adana, Turkey
Abstract :
Pilonidal sinus, including one or more sinus canals and hairs, is a disease with a chronic course showing acute attacks which is often encountered in the general population, usually affecting young adults, at a rate in males twice that of females. Pilonidal sinus on the penis is so rare that very few cases have been reported in literature. A 20-year-old male presented to the urology outpatient clinic with the complaint of a suppurative lesion with discharge on the skin of the penis which had been ongoing for approximately three months. Clinical examination revealed an indurated, erythematous, ulcerative lesion, 3 cm x 2 cm in size, in the middle of the ventral aspect of the penile shaft. We present the first case in literature of recurrent pilonidal sinus related to Actinomyces israelii, located on the penis.
Keywords :
Penile disease , Penil pilonidal sinus , Pilonidal sinus
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics