Can a 3 year old get a perianal abscess?

A 3-year-old baby may get perianal abscess.
The area around the anus is easily contaminated by feces, and once it is not cleaned in time or is broken, it will harbor bacteria that can cause an acute infection, which manifests itself as redness, swelling and pain in the anus, and the symptoms continue to worsen, forming a perianal abscess.
Perianal abscess has no age characteristic, may occur at any age, 3-year-old baby may also get perianal abscess.
In order to avoid the occurrence of perianal abscess in children, usually try to give the baby a good cleanliness and hygiene around the anus dry, after defecation, timely use of warm water to wash and wipe dry, to keep the bowel movement, there are symptoms of diarrhea timely treatment.
Found around the anus with redness, swelling, pain, as soon as possible to take the child to the hospital, diagnosed as perianal abscess, early formal treatment.