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In biology, a sinus is a narrow cavity in the body. The paranasal sinuses in the skull communicate with the nose. Bacterial infection of these sinuses results in pain and inflammation and requires treatment with an antibiotic. Other examples of sinuses include the cavities in the membrane covering the brain through which the blood circulates.
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If it is a pilonidal sinus, it will probably keep coming back even with antibiotics.
Should our son have antibiotics? Ask Alan by Birmingham Mail (England)
A I AM pretty sure you are describing a pilonidal sinus.
Dear Doc by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
QHAVING recently spent an uncomfortable few weeks having an abscess at the base of my spine packed and dressed by a district nurse, I was told that I had something called a pilonidal sinus which became infected.
Doctor's Questions by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
 
 
 
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