Intense anal/perianal itching and/or burning
Usually acute
Classified as primary (idiopathic)) or secondary (25–75% of cases) to anorectal pathology (1)
1–5% of the...
Patients present with complaints of anal and/or perianal itching, burning, or excoriation.
Inquire about:
Timing (when it started, when it is worse)
Perianal hygiene (frequency of cleans...
Proper anal/perianal hygiene. Avoid chemical and mechanical irritants and wear proper undergarments (1).
High-fiber diet and/or bowel regimen to maintain regular bowel movemen...
Misery L. Itch in special skin locations management. Curr Probl Dermatol. 2016;50:111–115.
Schubert MC, Sridhar S, Schade RR, et al. What every gastroenterologist needs to know...
Pruritus ani is characterized by anal/perianal itching and/or burning. It is a skin irritation with itch–scratch–itch cycle.
Conservative treatment with perianal hygiene and reassurance...
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FIGURE 28.49. Pinworm egg from urine of 11-year-old girl. One side of the long axis is always more curved than the other.
<bold>FIG. 32.3.</bold> Vulval granuloma inguinale of relatively recent origin. Some lesions are separate, others confluent. The margin of lesion is raised and scrolled; the base is granular and covered imperfectly by thin, gray slough. (From Demis DJ, Crounse RG, Dobson RL, et al, eds. Clinical dermatology, Vol 3. Hagerstown, MD: Harper & Row, 1972, with permission.)
<bold>FIG. 32.3.</bold> Vulval granuloma inguinale of relatively recent origin. Some lesions are separate, others confluent. T...
Figure 32.11. Three female worms of E. vermicularis are seen in a cellophane tape preparation.
Pinworms - Main image shows young child scratch the anal region, an indication of pinworm (enterobius vermicularis) infestion; insert shows pinworms as seen under a microscope.
Pinworms - Main image shows young child scratch the anal region, an indication of pinworm (enterobius vermicularis) infestion; insert show...