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Pilonidal cyst, pilonidal abscess, pilonidal sinus, sacrococcygeal cyst / fistula: Acute pilonidal disease (abscess) in the upper gluteal cleft: Specialty: General surgery, colorectal surgery: Symptoms: Pain, swelling, redness, drainage of fluid [1] Usual onset: Young adulthood [2] Causes: Ingrown hair in the natal cleft: Risk factors
The final structure of the abscess is an abscess wall, or capsule, that is formed by the adjacent healthy cells in an attempt to keep the pus from infecting neighboring structures. However, such encapsulation tends to prevent immune cells from attacking bacteria in the pus, or from reaching the causative organism or foreign object.
The infection can affect any skeletal muscle, but most often infects the large muscle groups such as the quadriceps or gluteal muscles. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Pyomyositis is mainly a disease of children and was first described by Scriba in 1885.
M. abscessus was first isolated from gluteal abscesses in a 62-year-old patient who had injured her knee as a child and had a disseminated infection 48 years later. The species M. bolletii , which was first described in 2006, is named after the late eminent French microbiologist and taxonomist Claude Bollet.
Psoas abscess is a collection of pus in the iliopsoas muscle compartment. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It can be classified into primary psoas abscess (caused by hematogenous or lymphatic spread of a pathogen ) and secondary psoas abscess (resulting from contiguous spread from an adjacent infectious focus).
Damage to the superior gluteal nerve. Temporary or permanent weakness of the lateral glutei Tendinitis. Penetrating injury. Infection, abscess – blood borne, post-traumatic or post-surgical. Ineffective action (insufficient leverage) of the lateral glutei Greater trochanteric avulsion. Fracture, (or non-union) of the femoral neck.
Peptostreptococcus spp. can cause infections such as gluteal decubitus ulcers, diabetes-related foot infections, and rectal abscesses. Anaerobic gram-positive cocci and microaerophilic streptococci are part of the normal skin microbiota, so it is hard to avoid contamination by these bacteria when obtaining specimens.
[3] [4] Coccygeal pits are distinct from congenital dermal sinus as they are found within the gluteal cleft, rather than above the gluteal cleft. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The caudally orientated coccygeal pits are not associated with intradural pathology and do not need to be excised, unlike the cephalically oriented tracts of the congenital dermal sinus ...