Anorectal pain

DDx

  • Hemorrhoids
  • Perianal abscess
  • Perianal fistula, eg, Crohn’s disease
  • Infectious proctitis, eg, gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia
  • Rectal prolapse or intussusception
  • Anal skin tag
  • Anal fissure, eg, trauma, Crohn’s disease, tuberculosis, leukemia
  • Anorectal herpes simplex
  • Anogenital warts (condyloma acuminata)
  • Primary syphilis (chancre)
  • Secondary syphilis (condyloma lata)
  • Lymphogranuloma venereum (proctocolitis, perianal ulcer, anorectal strictures or fistulas)
  • Pruritus ani
  • Anal or rectal cancer
  • Proctalgia fugax or levator ani syndrome
  • Rectocele
  • Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome

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Last updated: December 1, 2014