Children with perianal redness and swelling with mucus are considered to have perianal abscess, which usually manifests as redness and swelling of the perianal skin, pressure and pain, and is also accompanied by fluid discharge, often with a foul odor and with a bloody color.
Perianal redness and swelling may be due to inflammatory stimulation of the anal canal or rectal mucosal congestion and edema, is an infection in the rectal-anal canal tissue or its surrounding interstitial space, can spread to the surrounding tissues of the rectal-anal canal, the formation of abscesses, most commonly in the perianal area, the depth of the rectum occasionally abscess, in addition to the symptoms of redness, swelling, pain, and other symptoms, the serious will be fever, rectal bleeding and other symptoms.
It can usually be treated with medication, such as amoxicillin, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, etc., which can provide anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects and relieve fever.
Surgery can also be performed to remove the necrotic tissue, drain the pus and avoid the abscess from expanding. If treatment is not carried out in time, it will develop into anorectal fistula, which will irritate the sphincter and cause fecal incontinence.
Children with perianal erythema with mucus, there are other possibilities, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time, under the guidance of the doctor, choose the appropriate treatment. All of the above medications should be used under the supervision of a doctor.