Anal fissure
Anal fissure: Introduction
Anal fissure: Tear in the anal region.
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Symptoms of Anal fissure
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Anal fissure: Complications
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Disease Topics Related To Anal fissure
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Medical Textbooks Online about Anal fissure
Medical Books Excerpts
- Rectal pain
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Rectal Bleeding
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Rectal pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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Misdiagnosis and Anal fissure
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms
of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed.
The best known, irritable bowel syndrome, is over-diagnosed,...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea
is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance.
The digestive...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria,
but can also kill the "good" bacteria in the gut...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases.
Some of...read more »
Painful anorectal conditions: Anorectal problems are common and
tend to cause serious anxiety in the patient due to its alarming symptoms like
extreme pain, discharge, bleeding...read more »
Inspection the key to diagnose anal fissure: An anal
fissure, although a minor problem, may lead to tremendous discomfort if not
diagnosed promptly. Too often, the problem remains...read more »
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Causes of Anal fissure
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Treatments for Anal fissure
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Prevention of Anal fissure
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Definitions of Anal fissure:
A painful linear ulcer at the margin of the anus. It appears as a crack or slit in the mucous membrane of the anus and is very painful and difficult to heal. (Dorland, 27th ed & Stedman, 25th ed)
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