SNOMEDCT: 16225231000119104, 47639008; ICD10CM: L05, L05.91; ICD9CM: 685;
Holmes and Turner (1969) observed 9 affected members in a family in a pattern consistent with autosomal dominant inheritance, although no male-to-male transmission was observed. However, father-son transmission was noted by Stone (1924).
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Stone, H. B. Pilonidal sinus (coccygeal fistula). Ann. Surg. 79: 410-414, 1924. [PubMed: 17864995]