26 March 2024 : Clinical Research
A Retrospective Study of the Presentation and Management of Perianal Disease in HIV-Positive Patients Referred to a Surgical Outpatient Unit in Turkey
Omer Faruk Buk
1ABCDEF, Gultekin Ozan Kucuk 2ACEF*
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.943534
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943534
Table 1 A schematic presentation of patients included in the study.
| Presentation type | Disease | n | % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total HIV-positive patients (n=311) | HIV-positive patients presenting with anal and perianal disease (n=54) (17.3%) | Single disease (n=38) (70.3%) | Anal condyloma | 16 | 29.6% | Patients treated medically (n=33) (61.1%) | Patients treated with surgical intervention (n=21) (38.9%) |
| Hemorrhoids | 13 | 24% | |||||
| Anal fissure | 5 | 9.2% | |||||
| Perianal abscess | 4 | 7.2% | |||||
| Anal fistula | 0 | 0% | |||||
| Combined disease (n=16) (29.7%) | Hemorrhoids+anal fissure | 4 | 7.2% | ||||
| Hemorrhoids+perianal abscess+anal fissure | 3 | 5.5% | |||||
| Anal condyloma+anal fistula | 2 | 3.7% | |||||
| Perianal abscess+anal fistula +anal condyloma | 2 | 3.7% | |||||
| Hemorrhoids+anal condyloma | 1 | 1.8% | |||||
| Hemorrhoids+anal condyloma+anal fissure | 1 | 1.8% | |||||
| Anal condyloma+perianal abscess | 1 | 1.8% | |||||
| Anal condyloma+anal fissure | 1 | 1.8% | |||||
| Perianal abscess+anal fissure | 1 | 1.8% |