An abscess is a collection of pus, infected fluid. In the anus, abscesses usually start from an infected gland which sits between the two rings of muscle that surround the anus, the internal and external anal sphincters. If you imagine two cylinders of muscle, an inner and outer like two flowerpots slotted inside each other, the abscess is between these two layers. A fistula is an abnormal track or communication between two areas of the body, in this case between the inside skin of the anus and the skin around the anus.

Perirectal Abscess



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An anal abscess is a painful pool of infected liquid pus near your back passage rectum or bottom anus. An anal abscess is sometimes referred to as a perianal abscess and is also known as an anorectal abscess. Page last reviewed: October I Next review due: October An anal abscess forms when an infection in one of the glands around your anus generates pus. The pus gathers in a cavity in the skin and develops into a painful abscess. Men are twice as likely as women to have anal abscesses, which are more common between the ages of 20 to


Perirectal abscess: Causes, symptoms and treatment
Jump to navigation. A perianal abscess produces severe pain at or near the back passage anus due to an infection with collection of pus abscess. The treatment is an urgent operation to incise the skin near the anus and drain the pus which relieves the pain. Some patients with a perianal abscess have an associated tunnel called a fistula which connects the anus to the adjacent skin. A fistula can cause problems such as leakage discharge from the skin near the anus or may produce a recurrent abscess, and therefore usually requires a repeat operation for its treatment.



What is an abscess? You have either a perianal abscess, an infection that began in a mucous-secreting gland in the anal canal around your anus, or a pilonidal abscess, an infection in a hair follicle trapped under the skin overlying the tailbone. In either case, you did nothing to cause the infection, and you could have done nothing to prevent its development. How is an abscess treated?