Perhaps you haven’t heard of pilonidal cysts yet, but chances
are, you might have already experienced one and just thought of
it as a simple skin problem. But when it commonly recurs, it
might not just be a simple skin disease which you thought it
was. It can be a pilonidal cyst. Pilonidal cysts are sometimes
called as “Jeep Disease” for the reason that during the World
War II, tens of thousands of soldiers developed pilonidal cysts
which required for their hospitalization. Most soldiers during
the war rode in jeeps which are hard to sit at thereby causing
prolonged and repetitive trauma to their coccyx or sacral area,
thus the term “jeep disease”. This is just one of the common
causes of pilonidal cysts. Causes of Pilonidal Cysts
Furthermore, pilonidal cysts may also be caused by genetic
factors, i.e. if pilonidal cysts run in the family. Like the
next preceding cause, occupations which lead to prolonged trauma
or contact to the sacral area like driving the whole day,
sitting in a poorly cushioned seat, etc,