Who is affected by pilonidal disease?
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Who is affected by pilonidal disease?
Your risk of developing pilonidal disease increases if you are:1
- A white male. Pilonidal cysts are 3 times more likely to develop in white men than in white women. (They are rare in blacks and Asians.2)
- Between the ages of 15 and 40. The occurrence of pilonidal cysts peaks between 16 and 20 years of age.
- A person with heavy growth of body hair.
- An overweight male.
References
Citations
Welton ML (2003). Pilonidal disease section of Anorectal diseases. In SC Friedman et al., eds., Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Gastroenterology, 2nd ed., pp. 470–471. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Da Silva JH (2000). Pilonidal cyst cause and treatment. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, 43(8): 1146–1156.
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| Author | Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Denele Ivins |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Brent Shoji, MD - General Surgery |
| Last Updated | December 14, 2007 |
| Last updated: | December 14, 2007 |
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| Author: | Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Brent Shoji, MD - General Surgery |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Denele Ivins |
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