An anal abscess is an infection of the internal anal glands, which causes a pus filled cavity in the anal region. Under the latter circumstance, a surgical drainage and resection is normally necessary and hospitalization may be needed for a further examination.
An anal abscess is an infection of the internal anal glands. Meanwhile the infection may causes a cavity filled with pus. An abscess is caused by bacterial colonization and proliferation in an anal gland.
The cause of an anal abscess is a bacterial infection that mostly occurs in obstructed anal glands. During the process of infections, pus may start to form in the affected area and become an anal abscess as it forms an artificial cavity where once was the anal gland. People with an anal abscess may experience swelling, pain and redness around the affected area. Sometimes pus pours out of the abscess. Furthermore, fever, chills, fatigue and general weakness may happen, too. Over time an anal abscess can also result in a fistula, which will form a canal from the infected cavity (abscess) to the surface of the skin.
The treatment of an anal abscess is mainly to remove the pus out of the infected area. A surgical drainage is often performed to drain the pus out from the affected anal gland. Also the whole cavity should be removed, because otherwise the recurrence of an abscess is very likely. Meanwhile, medications such as antibiotics may be used to prevent further infections. Hospitalization is often recommended for a detailed examination.
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Proceed as follows to enter your current symptoms.
Click on the appropriate body part on the picture. Select one/multiple symptoms corresponding to your complaint.
You can also add symptoms by typing your medical complaint in the search box and selecting the best matching suggestion.
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Once you have selected all applicable symptoms, click the “analyze disease pattern”-button.
Accordingly, you will get a list of possible diseases and matching doctor categories who can further help you.
You can inform yourself about the possible diseases by reading the related information. But you can also return to the previous step and add more symptoms or delete already added ones to further narrow down your disease pattern.
Click on the desired doctor category to find a doctor who can help you.
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You will receive further information about the displayed doctors when you press on “details”.
Online bookable doctors in your area will be indicated with the notation “Book appointment” or “Book externally”, additionally they will be displayed on top of the list for your convenience.
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