A 2008 article in Pediatrics (the journal of the AAP) recommends rear-facing till age 2. âA recent analysis of the protection provided in rear-facing compared with forward-facing car safety seats has revealed that children under the age of 2 years are 75% less likely to die or sustain serious injury when they are in a rear-facing seat.â.
Infection â the cyst fills with bacteria and pus, and becomes an abscess. If the abscess bursts inside the body, there is a risk of blood poisoning (septicaemia). Peritonitis â if an internal cyst bursts, there is a risk of peritonitis, which is inflammation of the membrane lining the abdominal wall.
A pilonidal cyst is a lump under the skin that is located in the crease between the buttocks. It may cause an infection or abscess under the skin, near or above the tailbone, and may cause pain and swelling in the area.Sometimes, like a large pimple, the infection either bursts through the skin by itself or may need to be lanced or drained to let the infected fluid out.t may cause an infection or abscess under the skin, near or above the tailbone, and may cause pain and swelling in the area. Sometimes, like a large pimple, the infection either bursts through the skin by itself or may need to be lanced or drained to let the infected fluid out.