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Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford specializes in the treatment of pilonidal disease. Our team has special training to help with treating this disease and preventing it from happening again. We serve patients in the Bay Area and throughout the west coast and are always open to new consults.
Pilonidal disease is a skin infection that forms near the tailbone or in the crease between the buttocks. This happens when loose hair and dead skin cells get trapped under the skin. Hair follicles under the skin can become plugged and may rupture. If they rupture, the area can be infected. This makes the area painful whenever the person move around. It affects mostly teens and young adults.
Pilonidal disease occurs in the area above the buttocks. It can look like:
You may also see pus or blood draining from the lump. If the area becomes infected, it may be:
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