TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 109. Pilonidal Abscess or Cyst Incision and Drainage A1 - Reichman, Eric F. Y1 - 2013 N1 - T2 - Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e AB - Controversy surrounds pilonidal disease, from who first described it, to the etiology, and how to manage it surgically. Some believe that pilonidal disease was first described in 1880 by Hodges.1 However, others say it was first described in 1833 by Mayo.2 Hodges used the term “pilonidal sinus” to describe a chronic infection that contained hair and was usually found between the buttocks. The word “pilonidal” comes from “pilus” or hair and “nidus” or nest. It literally means “nest of hair.” The condition did not receive much attention until it became a significant problem in the armed services around the time of World War II. In 1940, in the United States Navy, the number of sick days caused by pilonidal disease and its complications exceeded those of either syphilis or hernias.3 This condition was coined as “jeep disease” by Buie in 1944 because of the high occurrence rate in those that drove or were frequent passengers in military vehicles.4 SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57711622 ER -