What Is a Pilonidal Cyst?
2. Symptoms of Pilonidal Cysts
If you have a pilonidal cyst that is not infected, you might not experience any symptoms other than the presence of a growth in the crease of your buttocks, over your tailbone. Once the cyst becomes an abscess, more symptoms begin to appear.
Symptoms are common to other types of infections. You might feel pain, tenderness and swelling at the site of the cyst. There might be a discharge of pus or blood from the abscess, and the fluid could have a bad odor. In addition, it is possible to feel lower back pain and to run a fever.
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