Chapter 29, Module 7; Rectal Pain, itching and bleeding Flashcards
Cutting or tearing pain during defecation and gnawing, throbbing discomfort afterward
Anal fissure
PHYSICAL FINDINGS OF Anal fissure?
Early fissures appear as superficial erosions; more advanced lesions are linear or elliptical breaks in skin; long-standing fissures are deep and indurated; internal fissures are seen when anal sphincter relaxes as examining finger is withdrawn; sentinel tag may be visible at anal verge
DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Anal fissure?
Anoscopy
Swelling, throbbing, continuous progressive pain
Perirectal abscess
PHYSICAL FINDINGS OF Perirectal abscess?
Erythema and swelling in perirectal area; pain may preclude examination
DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Perirectal abscess?
Anoscopy, CT SCAN
Sudden, severe, transient pain in rectum often occurring at night; may be accompanied by sweating, pallor, tachycardia; may occur once a year or in waves of 3-4 times/wk
Proctalgia fugax
PHYSICAL FINDINGS OF Proctalgia fugax?
Normal rectal examination
DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Proctalgia fugax?
Diagnosed by clinical history and negative physical examination
Anorectal pain; mucopurulent discharge, tenesmus, constipation with proctitis; also diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever with proctocoli¬ tis; history of anal intercourse, immunocompromised
Proctitis/proctocolitis
PHYSICAL FINDINGS OF Proctitis/proctocolitis?
Purulent discharge, inflamed mucopurulent rectal mucosa
DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Proctitis/proctocolitis?
Cultures, DNA testing, Gram stain, syphilis testing; stool examination, stool O&P
Pain in sacrum, superior to rectum; history of sedentary occupation
Pilonidal disease
PHYSICAL FINDINGS OF Pilonidal disease?
Erythema, swelling over sacrum, which can be fluctuant
DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Pilonidal disease?
NONE
History of GABHS, local itching, pain
Perianal streptococcal cellulitis
PHYSICAL FINDINGS OF Perianal streptococcal cellulitis
Erythema, proctitis, blood-streaked stool
DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Perianal streptococcal cellulitis?
Culture of perianal area
History of abuse, perianal pain, itching
Sexual abuse
PHYSICAL FINDINGS OF Sexual abuse?
Large irregular anal fissures, bruising, rectal tone decreased, warts, presence of semen
DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Sexual abuse?
Syphilis testing; culture (gonorrhea, Trichomonas vaginalis, herpes); DNA testing, (herpes, Chlamydia, gonorrhea)
Discomfort and itching exacerbated by friction; history of poor anal hygiene or overcleansing
Pruritus ani