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Digestive & GastrointestinalModerate
Perianal Abscess
General Surgery · Digestive & Gastrointestinal
Moderate
Severity
Moderately common, more frequent in men, particularly those between 20 and 60 years of age
Prevalence
No
Contagious
General Surgery
Specialist
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💊Treatment Options
- 1Prompt surgical incision and drainage under local or general anesthesia is the primary treatment and provides rapid symptom relief. Antibiotics are used as an adjunct
- 2particularly in patients who are immunosuppressed
- 3diabetic
- 4or have spreading infection
- 5but do not replace the need for drainage. Follow-up is important to monitor for and address the frequent development of an anal fistula.
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