title: Chronic perianal pain: an unsolved problem.
abstract: Thirty-five patients with chronic anal pain of obscure origin are described. This syndrome is ill-defined and treatment is unsatisfactory. There is a high incidence of sciatica and of damage to the pelvic floor musculature, but although the pain has features consistent with a neuralgia, its cause is unknown.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D059408:Pain Management; D012585:Sciatica / Q000150:complications; D013577:Syndrome