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Anal itching

Anal itching

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Anal itching is a symptom in which a person has itching at his anus (where his stool/poop comes out). In children, anal itching may be caused by pinworms (little thread-sized worms about half an inch long).

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

16 year experience in family medicine

Is a type of:

Itching or burning • Itchy rash • Itchy skin

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Buttock

Is Symptom of

Genital warts
Condition
Anal fissure
Condition
Herpes simplex
Condition
Genital herpes
Condition
Anal abscess
Condition
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Is a Side Effect of

Mineral oil
Lincomycin
Incivek

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