Perianal Endometriosis Mimicking Recurrent Perianal Abscess

Perianal Endometriosis Mimicking Recurrent Perianal Abscess

Endometriosis of the perianal region is an extremely rare condition usually seen in episiotomy scars and can involve the septum separating vagina and anal canal. The clinician is unlikely to suspect it if there is no scar in the perineum and patient the does not give a history of episiotomy. Moreove...

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Main Authors: Mohd Iqbal, Vijay Thumbe, Ravish Dhange, Sui Yum Chan, Satish Bhalerao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2009-11-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Perianal endometriosis
Recurrent perianal abscess
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/250787
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spelling doaj-80d6c38eadd041b2adbb42fba3df5ce22020-11-25T00:30:35ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Gastroenterology1662-06312009-11-013341441710.1159/000250787250787Perianal Endometriosis Mimicking Recurrent Perianal AbscessMohd IqbalVijay ThumbeRavish DhangeSui Yum ChanSatish BhaleraoEndometriosis of the perianal region is an extremely rare condition usually seen in episiotomy scars and can involve the septum separating vagina and anal canal. The clinician is unlikely to suspect it if there is no scar in the perineum and patient the does not give a history of episiotomy. Moreover it is difficult to suspect when the patient does not report cyclical pain and therefore it is likely to be treated as perianal sepsis. We report the rare case of a 35-year-old woman who presented with recurrent painful nodule of endometriosis of the perianal area without previous episiotomy.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/250787Perianal endometriosisRecurrent perianal abscess
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author Mohd Iqbal
Vijay Thumbe
Ravish Dhange
Sui Yum Chan
Satish Bhalerao
spellingShingle Mohd Iqbal
Vijay Thumbe
Ravish Dhange
Sui Yum Chan
Satish Bhalerao
Perianal Endometriosis Mimicking Recurrent Perianal Abscess
Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Perianal endometriosis
Recurrent perianal abscess
author_facet Mohd Iqbal
Vijay Thumbe
Ravish Dhange
Sui Yum Chan
Satish Bhalerao
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title Perianal Endometriosis Mimicking Recurrent Perianal Abscess
title_short Perianal Endometriosis Mimicking Recurrent Perianal Abscess
title_full Perianal Endometriosis Mimicking Recurrent Perianal Abscess
title_fullStr Perianal Endometriosis Mimicking Recurrent Perianal Abscess
title_full_unstemmed Perianal Endometriosis Mimicking Recurrent Perianal Abscess
title_sort perianal endometriosis mimicking recurrent perianal abscess
publisher Karger Publishers
series Case Reports in Gastroenterology
issn 1662-0631
publishDate 2009-11-01
description Endometriosis of the perianal region is an extremely rare condition usually seen in episiotomy scars and can involve the septum separating vagina and anal canal. The clinician is unlikely to suspect it if there is no scar in the perineum and patient the does not give a history of episiotomy. Moreover it is difficult to suspect when the patient does not report cyclical pain and therefore it is likely to be treated as perianal sepsis. We report the rare case of a 35-year-old woman who presented with recurrent painful nodule of endometriosis of the perianal area without previous episiotomy.
topic Perianal endometriosis
Recurrent perianal abscess
url http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/250787
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