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What Causes Recurring Boil With Discharge On Coccyx?
Hi, i have pimple like thing in the start of my butt crack, it appears some time and disappears when the pimple erupts and when gets dry, after eruption fluid comes out of it and pain stops... It happens like 1 to 2 in a month, i have pimples on my face and back but they doesnt appear on the same place this is only pimple which appears at the same place ... Any help will be deeply appreciated thanks
Hi Thanks for posting your query. I appreciate your concern for the recurring boil on your coccyx.
You have the features suggestive of an infected pilonidal sinus.
A pilonidal sinus is a small pit that occurs at the bottom of the coccyx that can become infected and filled with pus (abscess). Pilonidal abscesses look like a boil at the bottom of the coccyx, just above the crack of the buttocks.
You are advised to consult a surgeon for proper examination and the treatment which may involve the incision and drainage of the sinus, removing the hair follicles, and packing the cavity with gauze. This surgical procedure is done under local anaesthesia.
Hope this answers your query.
Sitting in a warm bath may decrease the pain and may also decrease the chance that the sinus will develop to the point of requiring incision and drainage.
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What Causes Recurring Boil With Discharge On Coccyx?
Hi Thanks for posting your query. I appreciate your concern for the recurring boil on your coccyx. You have the features suggestive of an infected pilonidal sinus. A pilonidal sinus is a small pit that occurs at the bottom of the coccyx that can become infected and filled with pus (abscess). Pilonidal abscesses look like a boil at the bottom of the coccyx, just above the crack of the buttocks. You are advised to consult a surgeon for proper examination and the treatment which may involve the incision and drainage of the sinus, removing the hair follicles, and packing the cavity with gauze. This surgical procedure is done under local anaesthesia. Hope this answers your query. Sitting in a warm bath may decrease the pain and may also decrease the chance that the sinus will develop to the point of requiring incision and drainage.