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C. Rubio, M. Feito, M. A. Martin, C. Vidaurrazaga, E. Ruiz, A. Quesada, L. Campos, M. González‐Beato, M. Casado, Interdigital pilonidal sinus in the foot, Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, Volume 33, Issue 5, 1 September 2008, Pages 656–657, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02860.x
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Conflict of interest: none declared.
Interdigital pilonidal sinus is an occupational disease, caused by the penetration of animal or human hair fragments into the skin, which induces a chronic inflammatory response with formation of fistulas, sinuses and cysts. The first case of a such a sinus in a hairdresser was described by Templeton in 1942.1 Since then, several similar cases have occurred in people involved in hairdressing, milking, shearing and dog grooming.2 We report a patient who presented with two discharging sinuses on the interdigital space between the first two toes of the left foot.
A 30‐year‐old man presented with two discharging sinuses on the interdigital space between the first two toes of the left foot (Figure 1). He had been a hairdresser for 8 years and sometimes wore sandals at work. For over a year, he had experienced recurrent infections of the sinuses on his foot, which had been treated with several courses of antibiotics, but the sinuses had persisted.
