What Can Cause Tailbone Pain?

Pilonidal Cysts

One potential infection is a pilonidal cyst, which causes excruciating pain that feels like your tailbone is being constantly pressed against a sharp corner. These cysts may be related to pilonidal disease, which sometimes requires surgery to treat. The symptoms of the disease generally recur over time. Each progressive infection tends to be greater in severity and cause more pain. There have been extreme and rare cases where an untreated pilonidal cyst tracked from the tailbone to the shoulder blades. Pilonidal cysts need to be treated because untreated cysts may cause an infection of the blood, leading to a deadly condition called sepsis. Most patients can only manage the disease by undergoing surgery.

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