21-Year-Old UPSC Aspirant Diagnosed with WW2 Era Painful Condition

New Delhi: A 21-year-old boy is diagnosed with pilonidal sinus,  a painful condition first identified during World War II, and is being treated at Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.

The boy is preparing for prestigious civil services examination and used to sit for long hours to prepare for the examination. Doctors treating the boy said that it could be the probable reason that the boy is diagnosed with the deadly disease.

A pilonidal sinus is a painful condition involving recurring pus formation near the tailbone due to the collection of broken hair in a cavity below the skin, also known as Jeepers Bottom which was first described during World War II in soldiers, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said in a statement.

Tarun Mittal from the Department of Laparoscopic and Laser Surgery, said that the condition developed likely because the student used to sit for hours of study on library chairs. At length, he began experiencing a painful swelling in his buttock cleft.

The condition worsened, with increasing pus discharge and unbearable pain that eventually left him bedridden, he said "Considering his condition, we opted for EPSiT (Endoscopic Pilonidal Sinus Tract Ablation Surgery) as an ideal solution for the student so he could recover quickly and get back to his studies as soon as possible," Mittal, who performed the surgery, said. "The scope is introduced into the tract and thoroughly visualized for hair, which is removed with grasping forceps.

with Inputs from agency