title: Hair dresser's syndrome: a case report of an interdigital pilonidal sinus and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hair dresser's disease is produced by short hairs that penetrate the interdigital spaces of the hand.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  A case and review of the literature of pilonidal sinus in the interdigital web are reported.
  
  
  METHODS
  Surgical excision and secondary healing are the preferred methods of treatment to prevent recurrence. We have performed a rotation flap for the defect formed after excision.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patient was not hospitalized, and postoperative patient comfort prevention of the recurrences was achieved.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This acquired occupational disease is rare and preventable. The personal hygiene and use of protective barrier creams or gloves could prevent the formation of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. cagriuysal@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ahmet Cağri
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Uysal
authors.forename: Murat Sahin
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Alagöz
authors.forename: Ramazan Erkin
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Unlü
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sensöz
mesh_terms: D001505:Beauty Culture; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D010864:Pilonidal Sinus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*