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What Causes A Painful Lump Around The Anus?

I have been experiencing pain for the last 4 days around my anal area.
I was in the shower and noticed that there was a large lump on the left side of my anus, but internal lump.
I have been prescribed antibiotics, I have been taking them since yesterday, but the lump has seem to be inflamed, and red. Also a round, patch, about a size of a penny has formed.
What could this possibly be?

Thank you
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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General Surgeon 's  Response
hello dear
if you walks to my clinic then i will going to do perianal examination.

as you said that you have painful swelling around anus, so there are two common possibilities

1. inflamed external haemorrhoids: they need antibiotic, stool softener, sitz bath and excision under local anaesthesia.

2. peranal abscess: in this condition you will have severe throbbing pain along with fever. here you need antibiotics along with drainage of pus.

hope this will help you,
thanks
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What Causes A Painful Lump Around The Anus?

hello dear if you walks to my clinic then i will going to do perianal examination. as you said that you have painful swelling around anus, so there are two common possibilities 1. inflamed external haemorrhoids: they need antibiotic, stool softener, sitz bath and excision under local anaesthesia. 2. peranal abscess: in this condition you will have severe throbbing pain along with fever. here you need antibiotics along with drainage of pus. hope this will help you, thanks