Other conditions with symptoms similar to hemorrhoids
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Other conditions with symptoms similar to hemorrhoids
Other conditions with symptoms similar to hemorrhoids include:
- Colon tumors, benign and cancerous.
- Pruritus ani (itching of the anus, which may or may not be caused by hemorrhoids).
- Anal fissure or anal fistula.
- Anal abscesses (infected sores in the anal canal).
- Colon polyp.
- Inflammatory bowel disease, particularly Crohn's disease.
- Genital warts (condyloma acuminata), caused by the human papillomavirus.
- Rectal prolapse.
See the topic Rectal Problems or Anal Fissure for more information.
Credits
| Author | Monica Rhodes |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Brent Shoji, MD - General Surgery |
| Last Updated | September 29, 2008 |
| Last updated: | September 29, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Monica Rhodes |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Brent Shoji, MD - General Surgery |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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