Abstract
A dog's groomer suffered from an abscess on the palmar side of his right hand which was caused by the migration of cut dog hairs into the epidermis, diagnosed as an occupational interdigital sinus pilonidalis. The patient was treated by surgical excision of the abscess.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Abscess / diagnosis*
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Abscess / surgery
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Animals
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Dogs
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Occupational Diseases / diagnosis*
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Occupational Diseases / surgery
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Pilonidal Sinus / diagnosis*
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Pilonidal Sinus / etiology
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Pilonidal Sinus / surgery
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Treatment Outcome