Anorectal pain
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ogheneochuko Ajari, MB.BS, MS [2]
Causes
Causes
Common Causes
- Anal fissure
- Hemorrhoids
- Levator ani syndrome
- Proctalgia fugax
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | Eczema, pruritus ani |
| Drug Side Effect | Cholestyramine resin, dextranomer and hyaluronic acid, hydrocortisone (topical), mesalamine, norfloxacin, orlistat, phenylephrine (topical) |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic |
Anal abscess, anal cancer, anal fissure, anal fistula, anal prolapse, anal thrombosis, anorectal abscess, anorectal fistula, anorectal tuberculosis, appendicitis, cauda equine tumor, chlamydia trachomatis infection, coccygodynia, colitis, colon cancer, colon polyp, constipation , Crohn’s disease, cryptitis, diarrhea, diverticulitis, fecal impaction, hemorrhoids, inflammation of the sacral nerves, intergluteal pilonidal disease, intersphincteric abscess, levator ani syndrome, papillitis, perianal abscess, perianal hematoma, perianal thrombosis, presacral cyst, proctalgia fugax, proctitis, pruritus ani, radiation proctitis, rectal abscess, rectal bleeding, rectal cancer, rectal prolapse, solitary rectal ulcer syndrome, ulcerative colitis |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | Radiation proctitis |
| Infectious Disease | Anorectal tuberculosis, chlamydia trachomatis infection, lymphogranuloma venereum, neisseria gonorrhea infection, proctitis, prostatitis |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | Compression of the sacral nerves, inflammation of the sacral nerves |
| Neurologic | Cauda equine tumor, compression of the sacral nerves |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | Chlamydia trachomatis infection, endometriosis, ovarian cyst, pelvic inflammatory disease, uterine fibroid |
| Oncologic | Anal cancer, colon cancer, mucosal melanoma, perianal hematoma, prostate cancer, rectal cancer |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | Trauma |
| Urologic | Cauda equine tumor, compression of the sacral nerves, inflammation of the sacral nerves, prostate cancer, prostatitis |
| Miscellaneous | Anal sex, rectal foreign bodies |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
- Anal abscess
- Anal cancer
- Anal fissure
- Anal fistula
- Anal prolapse
- Anal sex
- Anal thrombosis
- Anorectal abscess
- Anorectal fistula
- Anorectal tuberculosis
- Appendicitis
- Cauda equine tumor
- Chlamydia trachomatis infection
- Cholestyramine resin
- Coccygodynia
- Colitis
- Colon cancer
- Colon polyp
- Compression of the sacral nerves
- Constipation
- Crohn’s disease
- Cryptitis
- Dextranomer and Hyaluronic acid
- Diarrhea
- Diverticulitis
- Eczema
- Endometriosis
- Fecal impaction
- Hemorrhoids
- Hydrocortisone (topical)
- Inflammation of the sacral nerves
- Intergluteal pilonidal disease
- Intersphincteric abscess
- Levator ani syndrome
- Lymphogranuloma venereum
- Mesalamine
- Mucosal melanoma
- Neisseria gonorrhea infection
- Norfloxacin
- Orlistat
- Ovarian cyst
- Papillitis
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Perianal abscess
- Perianal thrombosis
- Perianal hematoma
- Phenylephrine (topical)
- Presacral cyst
- Proctalgia fugax
- Proctitis
- Prostate cancer
- Prostatitis
- Pruritus ani
- Radiation proctitis
- Rectal abscess
- Rectal bleeding
- Rectal cancer
- Rectal foreign bodies
- Rectal prolapse
- Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome
- Trauma
- Ulcerative colitis
- Uterine fibroid
References
References
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