Barber’s disease: a rare case of interdigital pilonidal sinus

Authors

  • Mustafa İştahlı Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Health Sciences Kayseri City Training and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey. Author https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1061-6169
  • Hüseyin Yetkin Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Health Sciences, Bursa YuksekIhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey Author https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5996-6852

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.64575/dv8z3632

Keywords:

Barber’s disease, interdigital pilonidal sinus, hand web space disease, interdigital hair pocket disease, occupational disease, hand infection

Abstract

Barber's disease is caused by short hairs penetrating the interdigital spaces of the hands. The chronic inflammatory reaction causes fistulas, sinuses, and cysts. We present a patient with an interdigital pilonidal sinus in the third interdigital space of the right hand.

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2025-11-30

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Vol. 1 No. 3 (2025)

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Case Reports

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İştahlı, M., & Yetkin, H. (2025). Barber’s disease: a rare case of interdigital pilonidal sinus. Journal of Multidisciplinary Orthopaedic Surgery, 1(3), 63-65. https://doi.org/10.64575/dv8z3632