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What Causes A Painful Lump Around The Anus?
I have been experiencing pain for the last 4 days around my anal area.
I was in the shower and noticed that there was a large lump on the left side of my anus, but internal lump.
I have been prescribed antibiotics, I have been taking them since yesterday, but the lump has seem to be inflamed, and red. Also a round, patch, about a size of a penny has formed.
What could this possibly be?
Thank you
I was in the shower and noticed that there was a large lump on the left side of my anus, but internal lump.
I have been prescribed antibiotics, I have been taking them since yesterday, but the lump has seem to be inflamed, and red. Also a round, patch, about a size of a penny has formed.
What could this possibly be?
Thank you
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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hello dear
if you walks to my clinic then i will going to do perianal examination.
as you said that you have painful swelling around anus, so there are two common possibilities
1. inflamed external haemorrhoids: they need antibiotic, stool softener, sitz bath and excision under local anaesthesia.
2. peranal abscess: in this condition you will have severe throbbing pain along with fever. here you need antibiotics along with drainage of pus.
hope this will help you,
thanks
if you walks to my clinic then i will going to do perianal examination.
as you said that you have painful swelling around anus, so there are two common possibilities
1. inflamed external haemorrhoids: they need antibiotic, stool softener, sitz bath and excision under local anaesthesia.
2. peranal abscess: in this condition you will have severe throbbing pain along with fever. here you need antibiotics along with drainage of pus.
hope this will help you,
thanks
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