The possible causes of perianal redness and pain in children are perianal abscess, sciatico-anal canal interstitial abscess, diaper rash, and the treatment has symptomatic treatment, and surgery if necessary.
1. Perianal abscess is the most common perianal acute suppurative infections, the pathogenesis is the anal gland infection down to the perianal subcutaneous abscess formation, clinical manifestations of perianal redness, swelling, tenderness, hardness, abscesses can be fluctuating sense of the obvious, generally no fever.
Non-surgical treatment is warm water sitz bath, oral laxative, oral penicillin or cephalosporin antibiotics, and surgical treatment is incision and drainage of abscess.
2. Sciatico-anal gap abscess is similar to perianal abscess in local manifestations, but it is also accompanied by systemic symptoms of poisoning, and children also manifest fever, headache, malaise, the treatment is the same as above.
3. diaper rash is the skin around the anus in the urine and feces for a long time under the stimulation of the inflammatory reaction, to keep the local clean and dry, frequent change of diapers, the use of medication can choose mupirocin ointment.
Children’s perianal red pain suggest timely medical treatment, medication please follow the doctor’s instructions.