The presence or absence of gastrointestinal symptoms did not differentiate between patients with and without proctitis. Sigmoidoscopy was normal in each of the 117 men with normal rectal histology. Macroscopic abnormalities were evident in the mucosa of nine of 11 men with infective proctitis, and ...
gonorrhoeae in the asymptomatic study population (n = 1,001) with rectal positivity in MSM who had symptoms of proctitis (n = 355) during the study period (Table 4). Symptoms, Sites, and Significance of Mycoplasma genitalium in Men Who Have Sex with Men Unfortunately, although life is prolo...
Proctitis has many causes, butsexually transmitted diseases(STDs) are the most common.Gonorrhea,syphilis, herpes, analwarts, andchlamydiaare the most common cause of sexually transmitted proctitis. Proctitis is increasingly more common in homosexual men and in people engaging in oral-anal or anal int...
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook proctitis Thesaurus Medical Encyclopedia Wikipedia proc·ti·tis (prŏk-tī′tĭs) n. Inflammationoftherectumoranus. [Greekprōktos,anus+-itis.] AmericanHeritage®DictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage,FifthEdition.Copyrigh...
It usually presents as proctitis, ulcer and neoplasm but lacks pathognomonic clinical symptoms. It is, therefore, d... WT Zhao,L Jing,YY Li - 《World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology》 被引量: 15发表: 2010年 Biopsy in Syphilitic Proctitis-Reply (2) syphilitic proctitis is thought ...
A higher index of suspicion for an infection should exist in high-risk groups, like men who have sex with men. In many situations, patients can be asymptomatic, but suggestive symptoms of proctitis such as rectal bleeding and tenesmus can be present. Endoscopy/protoscopy and histology are ...
Proctitis is an inflammation of the terminal part of the large intestine. In proctitis the process of inflammation affects distal part of rectum and anus. This rather unpleasant condition may feature with numerous symptoms basically depending on the cause and the extent of the process of inflammation...
menmucosarectum176 men with histories of anal intercourse were studied to determine if there was a correlation between the clinical features, cytological findings in the mucosal secretions, and the histological appearance of the rectal mucosa. The presence or absence of gastrointestinal symptoms did not...
Remarkably, the patient later exhibited symptoms suggestive of aseptic meningitis, with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis confirming HSV-2 DNA. This atypical progression underscores the covert threat posed by HSV-2 proctitis, potentially culminating in neurological complications. Our case highlights the ...
Discussion This audit confirms that the majority of MSM presenting with rectal symptoms had proctoscopy but there is room for improvement in practice as only a minority had all tests undertaken. STIs are a common cause of anal symptoms in MSM and this data strongly supports a low threshold ...