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What Causes Cyst Infections?

What causes an infection in a cyst located on the top of your butt crack. It has been lanced and irrigated and packed twice this week. Patient has to go to the hospital once a day for the the next 3 days to have it irrigated and repacked. Pathology reports say it is not bacterial after being ran twice 3 days apart. There is no drainage just blood.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi! itching causes infection; the finger-tips carry bacteria from skin surface and put them into the cyst mouth!

in your case it could be some sinus or folliculitis instead of a cyst.

all the best!
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What Causes Cyst Infections?

Hi! itching causes infection; the finger-tips carry bacteria from skin surface and put them into the cyst mouth! in your case it could be some sinus or folliculitis instead of a cyst. all the best!