Pruritus Ani

Pruritus ani is an unpleasant cutaneous sensation that induces the desire to scratch the skin around the anal orifice. It may start insidiously and appears in 1% to 5% of the population. It is classified as primary (idiopathic) pruritus ani when no cause can be found. However, as 25% to 75% of cases...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Song, Seok-Gyu, Kim, Soung-Ho
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Coloproctology 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3092075/