Differences between male and female patients with pilonidal disease

• Main Authors: Bill Chiu (Author), Claire Abrajano (Author), Hiroyuki Shimada (Author), Razie Yousefi (Author), Kyla Dalusag (Author), Madeline Adams (Author), Wendy Su (Author), Thomas Hui (Author), Claudia Mueller (Author), Julie Fuchs (Author), James Dunn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Pilonidal disease begins in puberty when males and females have different sex hormone expression. We hypothesize that sex differences can lead to clinical differences in pilonidal disease. Methods: Patient demographics, Fitzpatrick skin type, hair characteristic, presentation, pain score...