Pruritus Ani

Itching about the anus arises from a variety of causes. It is a common consequence of piles, ascarides, tinea circinata, the friction of the parts in stout people (intertrigo), gout, and uterine disorder. It occurs from the latter by reflex action. It is often very troublesome. The result of scratching is to give rise to the development of papulae, and, it may be, considerable inflammatory thickening.

The practitioner must of course discover any local cause for the disease, and take care to negative its operation. The same local applications recommended for the preceding will be useful.