title: [Secondary tuberculous infection of a pilonidal sinus].
abstract: The authors report the case of a pilonidal sinus which was the site of active tuberculosis. They stress the rarity of this condition. Particular emphasis is placed upon the need for histopathological examination of all operative specimens resulting from excision of a perianal lesion.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine B, CHU Ibn, Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jamil
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cherkaoui
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010864:Pilonidal Sinus / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Surinfection tuberculeuse d'un sinus pilondial.