Interdigital pilonidal sinus in a hairdresser

Abstract

Interdigital pilonidal sinus of the hand is an occupational disease of male barbers. Customers' hairs penetrate the supple interdigital skin, cause a sinus, and later a cyst. Surgical excision and secondary healing are the preferred methods of treatment to prevent recurrence. We present an unusual case of a pilonidal sinus arising in the interdigital spaces of the hand in a male hairdresser.