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Perianal abscess

MedGen UID:
14677
Concept ID:
C0031019
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Perianal abscesses
SNOMED CT: Perianal abscess (82127005)
 
HPO: HP:0009789

Definition

The presence of an abscess located around the anus. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPerianal abscess

Conditions with this feature

Currarino triad
MedGen UID:
323460
Concept ID:
C1531773
Disease or Syndrome
The Currarino syndrome is an autosomal dominant form of hereditary sacral dysgenesis that classically consists of the triad of sacral malformation, presacral mass, and anorectal malformations. However, other features include neonatal-onset bowel obstruction, chronic constipation, recurrent perianal sepsis, renal/urinary tract anomalies, female internal genital anomalies, tethered spinal cord, and anterior meningocele. There is marked inter- and intrafamilial variability, and up to 33% of patients are asymptomatic (summary by Wang et al., 2006).
Granulomatous disease, chronic, autosomal recessive, cytochrome b-positive, type 2
MedGen UID:
383869
Concept ID:
C1856245
Disease or Syndrome
Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a primary immunodeficiency disorder of phagocytes (neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, and eosinophils) resulting from impaired killing of bacteria and fungi. CGD is characterized by severe recurrent bacterial and fungal infections and dysregulated inflammatory responses resulting in granuloma formation and other inflammatory disorders such as colitis. Infections typically involve the lung (pneumonia), lymph nodes (lymphadenitis), liver (abscess), bone (osteomyelitis), and skin (abscesses or cellulitis). Granulomas typically involve the genitourinary system (bladder) and gastrointestinal tract (often the pylorus initially, and later the esophagus, jejunum, ileum, cecum, rectum, and perirectal area). Some males with X-linked CGD have McLeod neuroacanthocytosis syndrome as the result of a contiguous gene deletion. While CGD may present anytime from infancy to late adulthood, the vast majority of affected individuals are diagnosed before age five years. Use of antimicrobial prophylaxis and therapy has greatly improved overall survival.
Inflammatory bowel disease 25
MedGen UID:
393403
Concept ID:
C2675508
Disease or Syndrome
Any inflammatory bowel disease in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the IL10RB gene.
Inflammatory bowel disease 28
MedGen UID:
442630
Concept ID:
C2751053
Disease or Syndrome
An autosomal recessive condition caused by mutation(s) in the IL10RA gene, encoding interleukin-10 receptor subunit alpha. It is characterized by early-onset chronic relapsing intestinal inflammation.
Autosomal recessive severe congenital neutropenia due to G6PC3 deficiency
MedGen UID:
414066
Concept ID:
C2751630
Disease or Syndrome
G6PC3 deficiency is characterized by severe congenital neutropenia which occurs in a phenotypic continuum that includes the following: Isolated severe congenital neutropenia (nonsyndromic). Classic G6PC3 deficiency (severe congenital neutropenia plus cardiovascular and/or urogenital abnormalities). Severe G6PC3 deficiency (classic G6PC3 deficiency plus involvement of non-myeloid hematopoietic cell lines, additional extra-hematologic features, and pulmonary hypertension; known as Dursun syndrome). Neutropenia usually presents with recurrent bacterial infections in the first few months of life. Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), failure to thrive (FTT), and poor postnatal growth are common. Other findings in classic and severe G6PC3 deficiency can include inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) resembling Crohn's disease, and endocrine disorders (growth hormone deficiency, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, and delayed puberty).
Hypertelorism and other facial dysmorphism, brachydactyly, genital abnormalities, intellectual disability, and recurrent inflammatory episodes
MedGen UID:
766379
Concept ID:
C3553465
Disease or Syndrome
Immunodeficiency 57
MedGen UID:
1648306
Concept ID:
C4748212
Disease or Syndrome
Inflammatory bowel disease, immunodeficiency, and encephalopathy
MedGen UID:
1648434
Concept ID:
C4748708
Disease or Syndrome
A rare genetic disease characterized by infantile onset of severe inflammatory bowel disease manifesting with bloody diarrhea and failure to thrive, and central nervous system disease with global developmental delay and regression, impaired speech, hypotonia, hyperreflexia, and epilepsy. Brain imaging shows global cerebral atrophy, thin corpus callosum, delayed myelination, and posterior leukoencephalopathy. Cases with recurrent infections and impaired T-cell responses to stimulation, as well as decreased T-cell subsets, have been reported.
Granulomatous disease, chronic, autosomal recessive, 5
MedGen UID:
1710326
Concept ID:
C5394542
Disease or Syndrome
Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a primary immunodeficiency disorder of phagocytes (neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, and eosinophils) resulting from impaired killing of bacteria and fungi. CGD is characterized by severe recurrent bacterial and fungal infections and dysregulated inflammatory responses resulting in granuloma formation and other inflammatory disorders such as colitis. Infections typically involve the lung (pneumonia), lymph nodes (lymphadenitis), liver (abscess), bone (osteomyelitis), and skin (abscesses or cellulitis). Granulomas typically involve the genitourinary system (bladder) and gastrointestinal tract (often the pylorus initially, and later the esophagus, jejunum, ileum, cecum, rectum, and perirectal area). Some males with X-linked CGD have McLeod neuroacanthocytosis syndrome as the result of a contiguous gene deletion. While CGD may present anytime from infancy to late adulthood, the vast majority of affected individuals are diagnosed before age five years. Use of antimicrobial prophylaxis and therapy has greatly improved overall survival.
Immunodeficiency 84
MedGen UID:
1794150
Concept ID:
C5561940
Disease or Syndrome
Immunodeficiency-84 (IMD84) is an autosomal dominant primary immunologic disorder characterized by recurrent sinopulmonary infections from childhood associated with low levels of B cells and impaired early B-cell development. There may also be variable T-cell abnormalities. Patients with IMD84 have increased susceptibility to infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and may develop lymphoma in adulthood (summary by Yamashita et al., 2021).
Autoinflammatory syndrome, familial, X-linked, Behcet-like 2
MedGen UID:
1808082
Concept ID:
C5575495
Disease or Syndrome
X-linked familial Behcet-like autoinflammatory syndrome-2 (AIFBL2) is an X-linked recessive disorder characterized by the onset of inflammatory symptoms in the first decade of life in male patients. Affected males often present with oral mucosal ulceration and skin inflammation. More variable features may include gastrointestinal ulceration, arthritis, recurrent fevers, and iron deficiency anemia. Laboratory studies are consistent with immune dysregulation manifest as increased inflammatory markers and variable immune cell abnormalities, such as decreased NK cells and low memory B cells. One patient presented with recurrent infections and immunodeficiency in addition to autoinflammation. The disorder results from a defect in ELF4, which normally acts as a negative regulator of inflammatory disease. Symptoms may respond to blockade of IL1 (see 147760) or TNFA (191160) (summary by Tyler et al., 2021 and Sun et al., 2022). For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of AIFBL, see AIFBL1 (616744).
Neutropenia, severe congenital, 11, autosomal dominant
MedGen UID:
1846394
Concept ID:
C5882742
Disease or Syndrome
Autosomal dominant severe congenital neutropenia-11 (SCN11) is characterized by the onset of recurrent infections, mainly bacterial, in early childhood. Laboratory studies show severe neutropenia due to maturation arrest and impaired development of myeloid cells. Other leukocyte subsets, including B cells and NK cells, may also be subtly affected. Patients should be followed for possible renal dysfunction (Van Nieuwenhove et al., 2020). For discussion of genetic heterogeneity of severe congenital neutropenia, see SCN1 (202700).
Polydactyly-macrocephaly syndrome
MedGen UID:
1847761
Concept ID:
C5882754
Disease or Syndrome
Polydactyly-macrocephaly syndrome (PDMCS) is characterized by postaxial polydactyly and progressive macrocephaly. Variable ocular anomalies have been observed, including microphthalmia and coloboma as well as delayed visual maturation. Neurodevelopmental anomalies are also present, including global developmental delay and autism or autistic traits, with prominent perivascular spaces on brain imaging (Harris et al., 2024).

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Reza L, Gottgens K, Kleijnen J, Breukink S, Ambe PC, Aigner F, Aytac E, Bislenghi G, Nordholm-Carstensen A, Elfeki H, Gallo G, Grossi U, Gulcu B, Iqbal N, Jimenez-Rodriguez R, Leventoglu S, Lisi G, Litta F, Lung P, Millan M, Ozturk E, Sackitey C, Shalaby M, Stijns J, Tozer P, Zimmerman D
Colorectal Dis 2024 Jan;26(1):145-196. Epub 2023 Dec 5 doi: 10.1111/codi.16741. PMID: 38050857
Amato A, Bottini C, De Nardi P, Giamundo P, Lauretta A, Realis Luc A, Piloni V
Tech Coloproctol 2020 Feb;24(2):127-143. Epub 2020 Jan 23 doi: 10.1007/s10151-019-02144-1. PMID: 31974827
Cohee MW, Hurff A, Gazewood JD
Am Fam Physician 2020 Jan 1;101(1):24-33. PMID: 31894930

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Etiology

Reza L, Gottgens K, Kleijnen J, Breukink S, Ambe PC, Aigner F, Aytac E, Bislenghi G, Nordholm-Carstensen A, Elfeki H, Gallo G, Grossi U, Gulcu B, Iqbal N, Jimenez-Rodriguez R, Leventoglu S, Lisi G, Litta F, Lung P, Millan M, Ozturk E, Sackitey C, Shalaby M, Stijns J, Tozer P, Zimmerman D
Colorectal Dis 2024 Jan;26(1):145-196. Epub 2023 Dec 5 doi: 10.1111/codi.16741. PMID: 38050857
Newton K, Dumville J, Briggs M, Law J, Martin J, Pearce L, Kirwan C, Pinkney T, Needham A, Jackson R, Winn S, McCulloch H, Hill J; PPAC2 Collaborators
Br J Surg 2022 Sep 9;109(10):951-957. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znac225. PMID: 35929816Free PMC Article
Amato A, Bottini C, De Nardi P, Giamundo P, Lauretta A, Realis Luc A, Piloni V
Tech Coloproctol 2020 Feb;24(2):127-143. Epub 2020 Jan 23 doi: 10.1007/s10151-019-02144-1. PMID: 31974827
Sahnan K, Adegbola SO, Tozer PJ, Watfah J, Phillips RK
BMJ 2017 Feb 21;356:j475. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j475. PMID: 28223268
Xu RW, Tan KK, Chong CS
ANZ J Surg 2016 Oct;86(10):782-784. Epub 2016 May 25 doi: 10.1111/ans.13630. PMID: 27226422

Diagnosis

Reza L, Gottgens K, Kleijnen J, Breukink S, Ambe PC, Aigner F, Aytac E, Bislenghi G, Nordholm-Carstensen A, Elfeki H, Gallo G, Grossi U, Gulcu B, Iqbal N, Jimenez-Rodriguez R, Leventoglu S, Lisi G, Litta F, Lung P, Millan M, Ozturk E, Sackitey C, Shalaby M, Stijns J, Tozer P, Zimmerman D
Colorectal Dis 2024 Jan;26(1):145-196. Epub 2023 Dec 5 doi: 10.1111/codi.16741. PMID: 38050857
Bowman JK
Prim Care 2022 Mar;49(1):39-45. Epub 2022 Jan 5 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2021.10.002. PMID: 35125157
Gosemann JH, Lacher M
Eur J Pediatr Surg 2020 Oct;30(5):386-390. Epub 2020 Sep 28 doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1716726. PMID: 32987435
Lightner AL
Dis Colon Rectum 2020 Aug;63(8):1023-1026. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001748. PMID: 32692067
Cohee MW, Hurff A, Gazewood JD
Am Fam Physician 2020 Jan 1;101(1):24-33. PMID: 31894930

Therapy

Newton K, Dumville J, Briggs M, Law J, Martin J, Pearce L, Kirwan C, Pinkney T, Needham A, Jackson R, Winn S, McCulloch H, Hill J; PPAC2 Collaborators
Br J Surg 2022 Sep 9;109(10):951-957. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znac225. PMID: 35929816Free PMC Article
Bowman JK
Prim Care 2022 Mar;49(1):39-45. Epub 2022 Jan 5 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2021.10.002. PMID: 35125157
Williams JL, Shaffer VO
Am Surg 2021 Sep;87(9):1361-1367. Epub 2020 Dec 19 doi: 10.1177/0003134820956331. PMID: 33345571
Lightner AL
Dis Colon Rectum 2020 Aug;63(8):1023-1026. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001748. PMID: 32692067
Malik AI, Nelson RL, Tou S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 Jul 7;(7):CD006827. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006827.pub2. PMID: 20614450

Prognosis

Gosemann JH, Lacher M
Eur J Pediatr Surg 2020 Oct;30(5):386-390. Epub 2020 Sep 28 doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1716726. PMID: 32987435
Bezzio C, Bryant RV, Manes G, Maconi G, Saibeni S
Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017 Jun;11(6):523-530. Epub 2017 Mar 28 doi: 10.1080/17474124.2017.1309285. PMID: 28319427
Sahnan K, Adegbola SO, Tozer PJ, Watfah J, Phillips RK
BMJ 2017 Feb 21;356:j475. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j475. PMID: 28223268
Xu RW, Tan KK, Chong CS
ANZ J Surg 2016 Oct;86(10):782-784. Epub 2016 May 25 doi: 10.1111/ans.13630. PMID: 27226422
Wright WF
Am J Med Sci 2016 Apr;351(4):427-34. doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2015.11.012. PMID: 27079352

Clinical prediction guides

Newton K, Dumville J, Briggs M, Law J, Martin J, Pearce L, Kirwan C, Pinkney T, Needham A, Jackson R, Winn S, McCulloch H, Hill J; PPAC2 Collaborators
Br J Surg 2022 Sep 9;109(10):951-957. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znac225. PMID: 35929816Free PMC Article
Sarofim M, Ooi K
ANZ J Surg 2022 Jul;92(7-8):1781-1783. Epub 2022 Apr 29 doi: 10.1111/ans.17750. PMID: 35485429Free PMC Article
Bezzio C, Bryant RV, Manes G, Maconi G, Saibeni S
Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017 Jun;11(6):523-530. Epub 2017 Mar 28 doi: 10.1080/17474124.2017.1309285. PMID: 28319427
Xu RW, Tan KK, Chong CS
ANZ J Surg 2016 Oct;86(10):782-784. Epub 2016 May 25 doi: 10.1111/ans.13630. PMID: 27226422
Malik AI, Nelson RL, Tou S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 Jul 7;(7):CD006827. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006827.pub2. PMID: 20614450

Recent systematic reviews

Lin CA, Chou CM, Huang SY, Chen HC
J Pediatr Surg 2023 Jul;58(7):1274-1280. Epub 2023 Feb 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.055. PMID: 36894443
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Sugrue J, Nordenstam J, Abcarian H, Bartholomew A, Schwartz JL, Mellgren A, Tozer PJ
Tech Coloproctol 2017 Jun;21(6):425-432. Epub 2017 Jun 15 doi: 10.1007/s10151-017-1645-5. PMID: 28620877
Smith SR, Newton K, Smith JA, Dumville JC, Iheozor-Ejiofor Z, Pearce LE, Barrow PJ, Hancock L, Hill J
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Aug 26;2016(8):CD011193. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011193.pub2. PMID: 27562822Free PMC Article
Malik AI, Nelson RL, Tou S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 Jul 7;(7):CD006827. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006827.pub2. PMID: 20614450

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