An insight to pilonidal sinus etiology; interdigital pilonidal sinus/Pilonoidal sinus etiyolojisine bir bakis; interdijital pilonidal sinus

A 46-year-old man who was working in leather tanning industry presented to our department with a mass and intermittent purulent discharge on his left hand for three years. Total excision was performed using transpositional flap. Histopathology was compatible with pilonidal sinus. Interdigital pilonidal sinus of the hand is a rare occupational disease. It is frequently encountered in hairdressers. Penetration of foreign hair to the interdigital web space is the cause of the disease. Keywords: Interdigital pilonidal sinus, occupational disease, dermatological surgery Kirk alti yasinda dericilik meslegi ile ugrasan bir erkek hasta interdijital bolgede akinti ve kitle sikayeti ile tarafimiza basvurdu. Kitlenin total eksizyonu yapildi. Histopatolojik incelemede kitlenin pilodidal sinus ile uyumlu oldugu goruldu. Interdijital pilonidal sinus, ellerde nadir gorulen bir meslek hastaligidir. Siklikla sac kesimi ile ilgili meslek dallarinda gorulur. Interdijital alana yabanci bir kilin penetre olmasi ile meydana gelir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Interdijital pilonidal sinus, meslek hastaliklari, dermatolojik cerrahi