Anal eczema is a very common anorectal disease, and it can occur at any age. Although anal eczema is a non-contagious skin condition, it still brings suffering to the patient. The skin around the anus or the buttocks, perineum, and clitoris areas may show symptoms such as redness, rash, erosion, and scaling. The condition often recurs, severely affecting the normal life of the patient.
Today, Zhengzhou Huashan Anorectal Hospital will take this opportunity to explain the clinical symptoms of anal eczema in the following points:
Symptom one: Acute eczema - At any site, acute eczema generally follows the process of erythema-papule (papulovesicle)-vesicle (exudation)-erosion-crusting (scaling)-pigmentation with accompanying itching. The prominent clinical manifestation is significant serous exudation; severe cases may present with droplet-like exudation. Intense itching makes the patient unable to endure, and scratching leads to scratch marks, blood scabs, bacterial infections causing pustules, purulent exudation, and purulent crusting, presenting the characteristic appearance of eczema, i.e., multiple types of rashes coexisting. The anal skin is a sensitive area, and acute eczema causes particularly intense itching. Fecal contamination more easily leads to bacterial infection, making the symptoms of anal eczema more severe. It may extend to the perineum, scrotum, and buttock skin, affecting the patient's life and work, making the course of the disease unstable, prolonging the treatment process, and transitioning to chronicity.
Symptom two: Chronic eczema - Chronic anal eczema is more common than acute eczema. Local manifestations include thickened skin, lichenification, prominent fissures, tendency to exude, intense itching, chronic progression, and easy recurrence.
So, how to prevent anal eczema better? Experts from Zhengzhou Huashan Anorectal Hospital remind that to prevent anal eczema, one should remove all possible causes of eczema. Chronic diseases like chronic tonsillitis, cavities, sinusitis, various chronic anorectal diseases like hemorrhoids, fistulas, and anal sinusitis should be actively treated. One should consume less spicy food like chili peppers and strong liquor. Analyze the various items, tools, and chemicals that may cause allergic reactions and eliminate them. If redness, itching, or other suspicious allergic symptoms appear during medication use, stop the medication immediately. Maintain cleanliness and hygiene of the anal area, avoid scratching and friction, refrain from washing with soap water or using irritating drugs for fumigation, sitz bath, or external application, to avoid worsening the condition. Prevent diarrhea or constipation and other triggering factors.
Finally, experts emphasize that if one wants to treat anal eczema effectively, patients with anal eczema should promptly go to a regular professional hospital for an anoscopy examination. Through the anoscopy examination, both the doctor and patient can clearly, accurately, and intuitively understand the condition, avoiding misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis. Then, combining with minimally invasive surgery treatment, the symptoms of anal eczema can be cured.
[Keywords]: Anal eczema, clinical manifestations of anal eczema, Zhengzhou Huashan Hospital Anorectal Diagnosis and Treatment Center