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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
#Cramp of pubococcygeus or levator ani muscles | |||
==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
*Spasm-like, sometimes excruciating, pain in the anus, often misinterpreted as a need to defecate | *Spasm-like, sometimes excruciating, pain in the anus, often misinterpreted as a need to defecate | ||
*Episodic pain (women, pts < 45yo) | |||
*Incontinence | |||
*Urgency | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
Revision as of 06:04, 20 February 2014
Background
- Cramp of pubococcygeus or levator ani muscles
Clinical Features
- Spasm-like, sometimes excruciating, pain in the anus, often misinterpreted as a need to defecate
- Episodic pain (women, pts < 45yo)
- Incontinence
- Urgency