Infantile fistula is a more serious disease, need to be given symptomatic treatment as soon as possible to avoid delaying the condition leading to serious complications.
Infantile fistula consists of three parts: internal, fistula and external, and is prone to recurring attacks, mostly occurring in infants and young children from 3 months to 2 years of age, and children over 2 years of age or 5 to 10 years of age can also be affected. It is a more serious disease, the fistula can discharge pus on its own, infants usually have no obvious clinical discomfort, only in the underwear can be found in the pus or fecal secretion.
For infants to do physical examination of anal fistula, can be palpated in the perianal fistula strip like fistula, found in the external mouth of the anal fistula. When the fistula pseudo-heals, an abscess may form around the bulge, which can be painful. If the infant is young, he or she may cry and resist touching the area.
Once found that infants have anal fistula, should go to the hospital in time, to clarify the cause, active treatment, to avoid delaying the condition.