Pruritus Ani

The Commoner Forms of Pruritus Ani Considered Eutrophically

Pruritus Ani in an Elderly Man

A 78-year-old man presented with a 6-month history of perianal pruritus. His history was noncontributory. His father died of colon carcinoma. Previously, at another hospital, the diagnosis of eczema with possible fungal infection was suggested, and he was treated with topical corticosteroids and antifungals without significant improvement. The patient noted an indurated, damp, painless, and mil...

Patch testing is clinically important for patients with peri-anal dermatoses and pruritus ani.

There is a lack of published data on the role of patch testing in patientswith peri-anal dermatoses and pruritus ani. These are common and socially embarrassing conditions that are often poorly managed (1). Peri-anal dermatosis is a term that encompasses a series of inflammatory diseases affecting the anal region, of which eczema, of various aetiologies, is the most common (2, 3). Pruritus ani ...

Clinical Record of Fifteen Cases of Pruritus Vulvæ Treated by Injection of A. B. A.

The somewhat uncertain aetiology of pruritus vulvae, and, on that account, the many unsatisfactory methods of treatment employed seemed ample reason for an investigation of this condition. Treatment wasrby Amido-benzoic acid (" A.B.A. ") injections, this method being used, firstly, because of its success in pruritus ani; secondly, because no detailed report of its action in pruritus vulvae has ...

Pruritus ani and perianal eczema as a manifestation of systemic contact dermatitis