Anal itching
Anal itching: Introduction
Anal itching: Itching near or around the anus.
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causes of Anal itching, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Causes of Anal itching:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Anal itching.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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Causes of Types of Anal itching:
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Anal itching: Symptom Checker
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Anal itching Treatments
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Diagnostic tests for Anal itching:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Anal itching. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination and per rectal digital examination - examination of anal skin for local conditions that can cause anal itch e.g. faecal leakage , anal warts , skin tags , hemorrhoids , fissure , fistula, anal cancer and generalized skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis.
- Skin scrapings for microscopic examination and culture - looking for fungal elements.
- Urinalysis - glucose suggesting diabetes.
- Stool examination - for intestinal parasites.
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diagnostic tests for Anal itching
Anal itching: Animations
Medications or substances causing Anal itching:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Anal itching as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Anal itching
Anal itching: Comorbid Symptoms
Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms
for Anal itching may include these symptoms:
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Anal itching
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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 itching.
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 had this problem
Why: indicates if acute or chronic.
- Do you have itchy skin anywhere else on the body?
Why: anal itch may be part of general itching, such as with a skin disease or other disease.
- Is the itch worse at any particular time of day?
- Does anything aggravate the itch
Why: e.g. hot weather, exercise, stress.
- Do you suffer from eczema, psoriasis, diabetes?
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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 itching) may include:
- Diabetes like symptoms
Why: can predispose to candidiasis.
- Vaginal itch
Why: candidiasis can cause anal itch.
- Diarrhea or faecal incontinence
Why: can cause anal itch due to irritation of anal skin.
- Anal bleeding?
Why: may indicate anal irritation, hemorrhoids, fissure, warts.
- Anxiety and/or stress
Why: both can contribute to the itching.
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Misdiagnosis and Anal itching
Mild worm infections undiagnosed in children: Human worm infestations, esp. threadworm, can be overlooked in some cases,
because it may cause only mild or even absent symptoms.
Although the most common symptoms are anal itch (or...read more »
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...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.
This leads to "digestive imbalance"...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 poisoning).
In fact, it's more likely to be an infectious diarrheal...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 be over-diagnosed
(it can, of course, also fail to be diagnosed with fatal effect).
One of the most...read more »
Psoriasis often undiagnosed cause of skin symptoms in children: Children who suffer
from the skin disorder called psoriasis can often go undiagnosed.
The main problem is that...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...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases.
Some of the better known...read more »
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News Archives for Anal itching
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Anal itching
Home medical tests possibly related to Anal itching:
- Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
- Food Allergies & Intolerances: Home Testing:
- Digestive-Related Home Testing:
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Pruritus
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- PRURITUS
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Pruritus
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
- [ read ]
- Pruritus
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
- [ read ]
- Hemorrhoids
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
- [ read ]
- Pruritus
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
- [ read ]
- Rectal pain
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
- [ read ]
- Pruritus
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
- [ read ]
- Rectal Bleeding
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
- [ read ]
- Pruritus
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Rectal pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Pruritus
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
- [ read ]
- PRURITUS
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
- [ read ]
Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Anal itching: Research Related Doctors & Specialists
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Anal itching: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Organs affected by Anal itching:
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Detailed list of causes of Anal itching
The list below shows some of the causes of Anal itching mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Anal itching
How Common are these Causes of Anal itching?
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 itching.
Of the 57
causes of Anal itching that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 7
causes are "very common" diseases
- 3
causes are "common" diseases
- 2
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 2
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 51
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 57
causes of Anal itching
Conditions listing symptoms: Anal itching:
The following list of conditions
have 'Anal itching' 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 Cancer
... itchy anusAnal fissure
... anal itchingAnal itching
... anal itching, anal scratchingB
Blastocystis hominis
... anal itchingC
Cellulitis
... anal itchingD
Dipylidiasis
... itchy anusDipylidium
... Anal pruritisDipylidium caninum infection
... itchy anusF
Food intolerances
... anal itchingG
Genital herpes
... anal itchingGonorrhea
... anal itchingH
Helminthiasis
... itchy anusHemorrhoids
... anal itchingHymenolepiasis
... anal itchingN
Neurodermatitis
... anal itchingP
Pinworm
... anal itching, anal scratching
Conditions listing complications: Anal itching:
The following list of conditions
have 'Anal itching' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
F
Fecal incontinence
... anal itching
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Causes of Anal itching Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Anal itching 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?
Classifications of Anal itching:
Subtypes of Anal itching:
Anogenital pruritus
Medical Conditions associated with Anal itching:
Anal symptoms (306 causes), Itching skin (1318 causes), Digestive symptoms (4528 causes), Skin symptoms (3695 causes), Skin problems (3427 causes)
Symptoms related to Anal itching:
Anal symptoms (306 causes), Anal bleeding (2 causes), Anal pain (7 causes), Anal swelling (10 causes), Rectal symptoms (306 causes), Rectal bleeding (267 causes), Internal bleeding (3 causes), Rectal pain (8 causes), Anal cancer (1 cause), Squamous cell carcinoma, Diabetes (148 causes), Psoriasis, Pin worms
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