When the itching involves the area around the anus, it’s referred to pruritus ani, and can be an embarrassing problem. Pruritus ani can affect up to 5% of people and is more common in men ...

A REVIEW of the voluminous literature on the subject of anal pruritus reveals that nearly as many theories regarding the etiology of this condition have been advanced and methods of treatment ...

From the proctologic clinics of the New York and French hospitals. † Instructor in graduate medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; junior assistant attending surgeon ...