In the midline over your patient's sacral region,you observe several tiny openings.Which of the following are you most likely to find protruding from these openings?

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In the midline over the lower sacral area several tiny openings are seen with hair protruding from them.This is an abnormal acquired condition called a pilonidal cyst.Usually these cysts cause no problems.However,there can be an acute abscess or chronic draining sinus in the sacrococcygeal area.The openings will not have moles,scaly papules,or skin tags associated with them.

In the Midline Over Your Patient's Sacral Region,you Observe Several