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perirectal
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perirectal
[-rek′təl]
Etymology: Gk, peri, around; L, rectus, straight
pertaining to the area around the rectum.

perirectal [per″ĭ-rek´t'l]
around the rectum.

perirectal
around the rectum in the tissues of the pelvic cavity.

perirectal abscess
caused usually by minor perforation of vagina or rectum.


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It may also occur in people with inflammatory bowel disease or a perirectal abscess.
In 1 MRSA patient, a perirectal abscess developed 5 months after the mastitis resolved.
2) This infection spreads rapidly throughout the perineal and scrotal tissues and may begin in a perirectal abscess.
 
 
 
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