title: Faecal incontinence due to perianal cellulitis.
abstract: A 4-year-old boy presented with a 6-week history of painful defaecation and faecal incontinence due to streptococcal perianal cellulitis. After treatment with a 10-day course of oral penicillin his symptoms had fully resolved. Early diagnosis and treatment of this under-recognised condition is essential.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Goodyear
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Knowles
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Harper
mesh_terms: D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes