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Anal infection

MedGen UID:
184919
•Concept ID:
C0948075
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Anal Infection; Infection of anus
SNOMED CT: Anal infection (371568002); Infection of anus (371568002)

Definition

An infectious process affecting the anal area. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAnal infection

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Prevalence and genotypes of anal human papillomavirus infection among HIV-positive vs. HIV-negative men in Taizhou, China.
Liu X, Lin H, Chen X, Shen W, Ye X, Lin Y, Lin Z, Zhou S, Gao M, Ding Y, He N
Epidemiol Infect 2019 Jan;147:e117. doi: 10.1017/S0950268818003205. PMID: 30868975Free PMC Article
Cancer of the Anal Canal: Diagnosis, Staging and Follow-Up with MRI.
Durot C, Dohan A, Boudiaf M, Servois V, Soyer P, Hoeffel C
Korean J Radiol 2017 Nov-Dec;18(6):946-956. Epub 2017 Sep 21 doi: 10.3348/kjr.2017.18.6.946. PMID: 29089827Free PMC Article
Anal human papillomavirus infection: prevalence, diagnosis and treatment of related lesions.
Benevolo M, Donà MG, Ravenda PS, Chiocca S
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2016;14(5):465-77. doi: 10.1586/14787210.2016.1174065. PMID: 27050294

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Orogenital and anal infection by Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycoplasma genitalium, and other sexually transmitted infections in men who have sex with men in Lisbon.
Minetti C, Rocha M, Duque LM, Meireles P, Correia C, Cordeiro D, João I, Manita C, Soeiro S, Santos JA, Matos R, Almeida C, Martins HC, Vinagre E, Lopo S, Borrego MJ
Int J STD AIDS 2024 Apr;35(5):379-388. Epub 2024 Jan 2 doi: 10.1177/09564624231221591. PMID: 38166231
Risk factors of oncogenic HPV infection in HIV-positive men with anal condyloma acuminata in Shenzhen, Southeast China: a retrospective cohort study.
Liu J, Yang R, Zhao X, Chu W, Li D, Wang F, Wei L
Front Public Health 2023;11:943115. Epub 2023 Dec 11 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.943115. PMID: 38148878Free PMC Article
Cancer of the Anal Canal: Diagnosis, Staging and Follow-Up with MRI.
Durot C, Dohan A, Boudiaf M, Servois V, Soyer P, Hoeffel C
Korean J Radiol 2017 Nov-Dec;18(6):946-956. Epub 2017 Sep 21 doi: 10.3348/kjr.2017.18.6.946. PMID: 29089827Free PMC Article
Anal human papillomavirus infection: prevalence, diagnosis and treatment of related lesions.
Benevolo M, Donà MG, Ravenda PS, Chiocca S
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2016;14(5):465-77. doi: 10.1586/14787210.2016.1174065. PMID: 27050294
Non surgical therapy for anal fissure.
Nelson RL, Thomas K, Morgan J, Jones A
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Feb 15;2012(2):CD003431. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003431.pub3. PMID: 22336789Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Orogenital and anal infection by Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycoplasma genitalium, and other sexually transmitted infections in men who have sex with men in Lisbon.
Minetti C, Rocha M, Duque LM, Meireles P, Correia C, Cordeiro D, João I, Manita C, Soeiro S, Santos JA, Matos R, Almeida C, Martins HC, Vinagre E, Lopo S, Borrego MJ
Int J STD AIDS 2024 Apr;35(5):379-388. Epub 2024 Jan 2 doi: 10.1177/09564624231221591. PMID: 38166231
Advances and Annoyances in Anus Pathology.
Shih AR, Zukerberg L
Surg Pathol Clin 2020 Sep;13(3):557-566. Epub 2020 Jul 11 doi: 10.1016/j.path.2020.06.002. PMID: 32773199
Cancer of the Anal Canal: Diagnosis, Staging and Follow-Up with MRI.
Durot C, Dohan A, Boudiaf M, Servois V, Soyer P, Hoeffel C
Korean J Radiol 2017 Nov-Dec;18(6):946-956. Epub 2017 Sep 21 doi: 10.3348/kjr.2017.18.6.946. PMID: 29089827Free PMC Article
Anal human papillomavirus infection: prevalence, diagnosis and treatment of related lesions.
Benevolo M, Donà MG, Ravenda PS, Chiocca S
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2016;14(5):465-77. doi: 10.1586/14787210.2016.1174065. PMID: 27050294
Anal squamous intraepithelial lesions: relation to HIV and human papillomavirus infection.
Palefsky JM
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 1999 Aug 1;21 Suppl 1:S42-8. PMID: 10430218

Therapy

Incidence and clearance of anal high-risk Human Papillomavirus infection and their risk factors in men who have sex with men living with HIV.
Donà MG, Giuliani M, Rollo F, Vescio MF, Benevolo M, Giglio A, Giuliani E, Morrone A, Latini A
Sci Rep 2022 Jan 7;12(1):184. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-03913-5. PMID: 34996988Free PMC Article
Cancer of the Anal Canal: Diagnosis, Staging and Follow-Up with MRI.
Durot C, Dohan A, Boudiaf M, Servois V, Soyer P, Hoeffel C
Korean J Radiol 2017 Nov-Dec;18(6):946-956. Epub 2017 Sep 21 doi: 10.3348/kjr.2017.18.6.946. PMID: 29089827Free PMC Article
Non surgical therapy for anal fissure.
Nelson RL, Thomas K, Morgan J, Jones A
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Feb 15;2012(2):CD003431. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003431.pub3. PMID: 22336789Free PMC Article
HPV vaccine against anal HPV infection and anal intraepithelial neoplasia.
Palefsky JM, Giuliano AR, Goldstone S, Moreira ED Jr, Aranda C, Jessen H, Hillman R, Ferris D, Coutlee F, Stoler MH, Marshall JB, Radley D, Vuocolo S, Haupt RM, Guris D, Garner EI
N Engl J Med 2011 Oct 27;365(17):1576-85. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1010971. PMID: 22029979
Anal squamous intraepithelial lesions: relation to HIV and human papillomavirus infection.
Palefsky JM
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 1999 Aug 1;21 Suppl 1:S42-8. PMID: 10430218

Prognosis

Incidence and clearance of anal high-risk Human Papillomavirus infection and their risk factors in men who have sex with men living with HIV.
Donà MG, Giuliani M, Rollo F, Vescio MF, Benevolo M, Giglio A, Giuliani E, Morrone A, Latini A
Sci Rep 2022 Jan 7;12(1):184. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-03913-5. PMID: 34996988Free PMC Article
Prevalence and incidence of anal human papillomavirus infection in Mexican men: Need for universal prevention policies.
Posso H, León-Maldonado L, Allen-Leigh B, Salmerón J, Quiterio M, Giuliano AR, Sudenga SL, Nyitray AG, Torres BN, Abrahamsen M, Lazcano-Ponce E
Salud Publica Mex 2018 Nov-Dec;60(6):645-652. doi: 10.21149/8454. PMID: 30699269Free PMC Article
Cancer of the Anal Canal: Diagnosis, Staging and Follow-Up with MRI.
Durot C, Dohan A, Boudiaf M, Servois V, Soyer P, Hoeffel C
Korean J Radiol 2017 Nov-Dec;18(6):946-956. Epub 2017 Sep 21 doi: 10.3348/kjr.2017.18.6.946. PMID: 29089827Free PMC Article
Human papillomavirus-related oropharyngeal cancer in the HIV-infected population.
Wang CC, Palefsky JM
Oral Dis 2016 Apr;22 Suppl 1:98-106. doi: 10.1111/odi.12365. PMID: 27109278
Human papillomavirus infection in HIV-infected persons.
Palefsky J
Top HIV Med 2007 Aug-Sep;15(4):130-3. PMID: 17720998

Clinical prediction guides

Sequential Acquisition of Human Papillomavirus Infection at Genital and Anal Sites, Liuzhou, China.
Wei F, Su Y, Cui X, Yu X, Li Y, Song Q, Yin K, Huang S, Li M, Zhang J, Wu T, Xia N
Emerg Infect Dis 2020 Oct;26(10):2387-2393. doi: 10.3201/eid2610.191646. PMID: 32946717Free PMC Article
Prevalence and genotypes of anal human papillomavirus infection among HIV-positive vs. HIV-negative men in Taizhou, China.
Liu X, Lin H, Chen X, Shen W, Ye X, Lin Y, Lin Z, Zhou S, Gao M, Ding Y, He N
Epidemiol Infect 2019 Jan;147:e117. doi: 10.1017/S0950268818003205. PMID: 30868975Free PMC Article
Evaluation of cervical and anal intraepithelial neoplasia in women attending a sexually transmitted infection clinic.
Bisherwal K, Pandhi D, Singal A, Guleria K, Mishra K
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2016 Sep-Oct;82(5):498-504. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.183634. PMID: 27297278
HPV prophylactic vaccination: The first years and what to expect from now.
Villa LL
Cancer Lett 2011 Jun 28;305(2):106-12. Epub 2010 Dec 28 doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2010.12.002. PMID: 21190794
Anal human papillomavirus infection in women and its relationship with cervical infection.
Hernandez BY, McDuffie K, Zhu X, Wilkens LR, Killeen J, Kessel B, Wakabayashi MT, Bertram CC, Easa D, Ning L, Boyd J, Sunoo C, Kamemoto L, Goodman MT
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2005 Nov;14(11 Pt 1):2550-6. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-05-0460. PMID: 16284377Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Non surgical therapy for anal fissure.
Nelson RL, Thomas K, Morgan J, Jones A
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Feb 15;2012(2):CD003431. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003431.pub3. PMID: 22336789Free PMC Article
Non surgical therapy for anal fissure.
Nelson R
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006 Oct 18;(4):CD003431. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003431.pub2. PMID: 17054170
A systematic review of medical therapy for anal fissure.
Nelson R
Dis Colon Rectum 2004 Apr;47(4):422-31. Epub 2004 Mar 4 doi: 10.1007/s10350-003-0079-5. PMID: 14994109
Non surgical therapy for anal fissure.
Nelson R
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2003;(4):CD003431. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003431. PMID: 14583976

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