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How do i know when my pilonidal cyst is infected ?
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Pain: Pain, redness, are the main symptoms of infected pilonidal cyst. They might open up spontaneously with draining pus.
Answered 11/21/2016
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Pilonidal cyst: Infection usually involves increasing pain, swelling, redness, drainage, and occasionally fevers.
Answered 11/10/2012
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Symptoms: Pain, drainage, swollen, enlarging, redness, pus, fluid, cyst like.
Answered 10/4/2016
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