Anal swelling
Anal swelling: Introduction
Anal swelling: Swelling near or around the anus.
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Causes of Anal swelling:
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causes of Anal swelling.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
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Causes of Types of Anal swelling:
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Anal swelling
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Edema
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- Edema
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Hemorrhoids
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- Rectal pain
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Edema
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Rectal Bleeding
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Edema
- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
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- Edema, facial
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Edema, generalized
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Rectal pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Edema
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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Anal swelling: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Anal swelling
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conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms (see symptoms of
celiac disease). A variety of other chronic...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases.
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Anal swelling: Related Rare Diseases
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Diagnostic tests for Anal swelling:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Anal swelling. Some of these are listed below :
- External Physical examination - looking for perianal skin tags, external hemorrhoids, perianal haematoma, patulous anus.
- Digital rectal examination - noting tone, any mass, tenderness, blood.
- Sigmoidoscopy and Proctoscopy - allow visualization of any lumps or swellings that have been felt or to exclude other impalpable lesions and to take a biopsy of lump.
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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Anal swelling.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you noticed the lump - determine if acute or chronic.
- Was there an event that caused the lump to appear initially? - perianal haematoma may appear following straining at toilet or some other effort involving strain.
- Is the lump there all the time or does it come and go? - A lump that comes and goes indicates a prolapse of a lesion from the rectum e.g. rectal prolapse, rectal polyp or internal hemorrhoids.
- If the lump appears intermittently, what causes it to appear? - e.g. during bowel evacuation.
- Medical history of Inflammatory bowel disease? - may indicate increased risk of perianal abscess.
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Anal swelling) may include:
- Is there pain associated with the swelling? - may indicate perianal haematoma, strangulated internal hemorrhoids, perianal abscess.
- Constipation? - predisposes to hemorrhoids, perianal haematoma, rectal prolapse.
- Rectal bleeding or blood on the toilet paper? - may indicate perianal haematoma, hemorrhoids, rectal or anal cancer, rectal polyp.
- Passage of mucous? - may occur with benign or malignant rectal tumors.
- Fever? - may indicate perianal abscess.
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Anal swelling
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Organs affected by Anal swelling:
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Detailed list of causes of Anal swelling
The list below shows some of the causes of Anal swelling mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Anal swelling
How Common are these Causes of Anal swelling?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Anal swelling.
Of the 14
causes of Anal swelling that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 2
causes are "very common" diseases
- 0
causes are "common" diseases
- 0
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 0
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 13
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Anal swelling
Conditions listing symptoms: Anal swelling:
The following list of conditions
have 'Anal swelling' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Anal itching
... swollen anal skinC
Costello syndrome
... anal papillomasF
Focal dermal hypoplasia
... anal papillomataH
Hemorrhoids
... anal swelling, feeling of rectal fullness, anal lumpP
Proctitis
... feeling of rectal fullnessR
Rectal abscess
... rectal swellingRectal conditions
... Rectal lumpRectal prolapse
... anal protrusionU
Urinary tract infections
... rectal fullness feelingUterine prolapse
... feeling of rectal fullness
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Causes of Anal swelling Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Anal swelling based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Anal swelling?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Anal swelling, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
Classifications of Anal swelling:
Subtypes of Anal swelling:
Anal lump (8 causes), Rectal lump (8 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Anal swelling:
Anal symptoms (266 causes), Swelling symptoms (3152 causes), Digestive symptoms (4367 causes)
Symptoms related to Anal swelling:
Anal symptoms (266 causes), Anal bleeding (2 causes), Anal pain (7 causes), Rectal symptoms (266 causes), Rectal bleeding (229 causes), Internal bleeding (3 causes), Rectal pain (8 causes), Sitz bath, Haemorrhoids, Painful defaecation, Laxatives, Dietary fibre
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