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    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>barw</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Judi Clinical Journal</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>3105-4102</Issn>
      <Volume>1</Volume>
      <Issue>1</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>06</Month>
        <Day>30</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <ArticleTitle>Multiple Concurrent Pilonidal Sinuses: Case report and Literature review</ArticleTitle>
    <FirstPage>67</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>70</LastPage>
    <ELocationID EIdType="doi">10.70955/JCJ.2025.8</ELocationID>
    <Language>eng</Language>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName EmptyYN="Y"/>
        <LastName>Emad S. Siddiq</LastName>
        <Affiliation>Surgery Department, Rozhawa Emergency Hospital, 100m Qazi Muhammad Street, Erbil, Iraq</Affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName EmptyYN="Y"/>
        <LastName>Shko H. Hassan</LastName>
        <Affiliation>Scientific Affairs Department, Smart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq</Affiliation>
        <Identifier Source="ORCID">0009-0002-6771-6436</Identifier>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName EmptyYN="Y"/>
        <LastName>Abdullah A. Qadir</LastName>
        <Affiliation>Scientific Affairs Department, Smart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq</Affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName EmptyYN="Y"/>
        <LastName>Meer M. Abdulkarim</LastName>
        <Affiliation>Scientific Affairs Department, Smart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq</Affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName EmptyYN="Y"/>
        <LastName>Ibrahim H. Qader</LastName>
        <Affiliation>Department of Chemistry, College of Education, Salahaddin University, Zanko Street, Erbil, Iraq</Affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName EmptyYN="Y"/>
        <LastName>Khalis Z. Hamad</LastName>
        <Affiliation>Surgery Department, Hawler Teaching Hospital, 100m Street, Erbil, Iraq</Affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>05</Month>
        <Day>29</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <Abstract>Introduction: Concurrent pilonidal sinuses (PNSs) at distinct locations are extremely rare. This report highlights an exceptional case of a young female presenting with three PNSs in distinct locations.

Case presentation: A 19-year-old female with a family history of PNS presented with a chronic, discharging sinus tract in the intermammary region that had persisted for two years. Physical examination revealed an erythematous lesion with intermittent purulent and bloody discharge, leading to a diagnosis of intermammary PNS (IMPNS). Surgical excision was performed, and histopathology confirmed the diagnosis. Six weeks postoperatively, the patient&#x2019;s wound had completely healed; however, she mentioned symptoms in the umbilical and sacrococcyx regions that had been intermittent for the past year. Further evaluation led to diagnoses of natal cleft PNS (NCPNS) and umbilical PNS (UPNS). NCPNS was scheduled for surgical treatment, while UPNS was managed conservatively. Histopathology confirmed chronic sinus tract formation in both cases.

Literatue review: Nine cases of PNS were reviewed, six of which were males. Two of them had recurrent discharging sinuses, and no family history of PNS was reported. Locations included gluteal, auricular, mammary, cheeks, and umbilical regions. Discharge was present in all of the cases, accompanied by pain in two. Sinus excision was performed for all the cases, accompanied by laser epilation in one. Healing modalities included secondary intention and various dressings.

Conclusion: It is extremely rare for NCPNS, UPNS, and IMPNS to occur concurrently. Surgical management for NCPNS and IMPNS, combined with conservative treatment for UPNS, may lead to favorable outcomes.
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