Diagnosaurus
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
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Anorectal Pain." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114515/all/Anorectal_pain.
Zeiger RFR. Anorectal pain. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114515/all/Anorectal_pain. Accessed July 18, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Anorectal pain. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114515/all/Anorectal_pain
Zeiger RFR. Anorectal Pain [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 July 18]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114515/all/Anorectal_pain.
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